Re: Linux v2.5.48

[Linus Torvalds]

On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Manfred Spraul wrote:
> 
> I think this patch should keep the interrupts disabled until after
> smp_commenced is set. It's partially tested: bochs boots until all cpus
> are up and then crashes.

This patch certainly cannot work: calibrate_delay() needs interrupts.

However, I think it's a mistake to even _try_ to calibrate the delay this 
early, so the real fix probably looks something like this together with 
moving the calibration to after the CPU is fully initialized.

		Linus