[parisc-linux] Re: Trap handler

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 11:03:16AM -0700, Grant Grundler wrote:
> > Judging from the use of cli & sti in the x86 asm, I would venture to
> > suggest that the I bit should be cleared.  It makes sense anyway --
> > you can't expect interrupts to be disabled over a page fault.
> 
> The above two statements don't make sense to me.
> Clearing I-bit (ie rsm) will disable interrupts.
> The second sentence suggests the opposite.
> Or did I read it wrong?

i misremembered the sense of the I bit

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