Re: 2.6.10-rc2 doesn't boot (if no floppy device)

[Stian Jordet <stian_web@jordet.nu>]

Hi,
If the reason for cc'ing me was for me to verify it still works on my
VIA board, I can confirm it does with Linus' patch :)

Thanks.

Best regards,
Stian

tir, 23,.11.2004 kl. 02.06 -0500, skrev Len Brown:
> On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 23:57, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > 
> > On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > >
> 
> > Len, how about this patch - it re-enables the link disable and then
> > re-codes the ELCR setting to match.
> > 
> > Basically it just computes the new ELCR: if acpi_noirq is set, it
> > leaves it at the old value, otherwise it zeroes it - and in both cases
> > it fixes the SCI entry.
> 
> > Your argument for doing this ended up being convincing, so the only
> > difference between this and your debug patch is really just the
> > obvious organizational ones, and the test for "acpi_noirq", which I
> > think is needed (since if acpi_noirq is set, we're not going to
> > disable and re-enable the PCI interrupts, so we'll just have to trust
> > ELCR).
> 
> I think your use of acpi_noirq in acpi_pic_sci_set_trigger() was clever
> -- maybe more clever than the name of the routine suggests -- but it
> looks correct.
> 
> thanks for restoring pci_link.c
> 
> -Len
>