[RFC/PATCH] powerpc: Fix kdump EOI bug (often exhibits as dead console)

[Michael Ellerman]

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 02:59, Milton Miller wrote:
> What we are doing here is a possibly extranious, third party EOI
> (device X interrupted cpu Y, and cpu Z is issuing the EOI to allow the
> device to reissue the interrupt).  For real XICS I know that is both
> possible and safe as long as the interrupt X exists; I am familiar with
> the hardware implementation.

I'll take your word for it ;)

I've tested on virtual xics that if we take the interrupt on Y and EOI on Z 
then it works just fine.

cheers

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