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

[Linus Torvalds]

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> And that's exactly why I think the "minimally disruptive" fix is to not
> disable them at all, but just fix up ELCR for anything that was already
> enabled. Since that _is_ what "disable + re-enable" ends up actually
> doing.

Oh, and I think one alternative at this point is obviously to just go back
to the "re-enable all interrupts early in the boot" code. Clearly we need
to do _something_ for 2.6.10, and I want it to be something that is pretty
much equivalent to what we _do_ have testing coverage of. Just to keep
safe.

I actually _like_ the "enable links only when needed" thing, which is why 
I'd prefer to look for alternatives. But I like even more not having to 
worry about strange hw setups, so "minimal fixing" really is pretty 
important.

		Linus
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