[parisc-linux] Re: backport unaligned.c Randolph patch

[Joel Soete]

Hi Grant,

In fact I didn't discusse of this patch (which effectively remove code) with
Randolph but I back-port in confidence because it remember me a problem I
encounter when I suggest the "traps.c alignement" [1] to Carlos:
<http://lists.parisc-linux.org/pipermail/parisc-linux/2003-October/021229.html>

In the same time I was looking for Sukyo bug in 2.6 and point out that the
previous patch [1] make hang the system in place of the crash (due to a division
by zero).

May be my conclusion was erronious: "force_sig_info() would 'schedule'
a SIGFPE. But in this very particular situation of the early boot, imho the
scheduler is not yet launched." (Right/Wrong?)

Anyway I so suggest another patch:<http://lists.parisc-linux.org/pipermail/parisc-linux/2003-October/021251.html>

; which essentialy bypass force_sig_info() in kernel mode. But I presume
that Carlos don't yet ci this patch because he is looking for a better solution
in that special case (I don't know if it is possible to lauch the scheduler
earlier?).

Thanks in advance for all advise,
    Joel
 


>-- Original Message --
>From: Grant Grundler <grundler@parisc-linux.org>
>To: Randolph Chung <randolph@tausq.org>
>Cc: Joel Soete <soete.joel@tiscali.be>, parisc-linux@parisc-linux.org
>Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 12:30:06 -0700
>Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Re: backport unaligned.c Randolph patch
>
>
>On Sat, Nov 01, 2003 at 09:32:15AM -0800, Randolph Chung wrote:
> I think your mailer munged your patch, it doesn't apply cleanly. i've
> applied a cleaned up version of your patch to 2.4.

Was the intent to add new code?
The patch was reversed it
>seems too.

grant
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