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Re: 2.4.17: differences in arch/i386/kernel/entry.S ???



> Seth Arnold <sarnold@wirex.com> [2003-01-07 03:34]:
>
> On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 03:43:48PM +0100, Lukas Ruf wrote:
> > in arch/i386/kernel/entry.S exist lcall7 and lcall27.  However, I do
> > not understand why the same coding -- except for pushl $0x07 in lcall7
> > and the respective pushl $0x27 in lcall27 -- is written.   As written
> > in the subject, I refer currently 2.4.17.
> 
> Note that 2.4.17 has stability problems with lcall7 and lcall27. I
> suggest updating to a newer 2.4.x kernel, or fishing the patches out of
> LKML. (The gist: any user on the machine can reboot it. no sync or
> umount. Just off.)
> 

But what is the difference of lcall7 and lcall27 ?

I plan upgrading to 2.4.21 anyway.  However, can I proceed as
mentioned in the previous email with subject "Kernel in CVS"?
If yes, I would change to 2.4.21-pre3 right now...

wbr,
Lukas
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