On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 02:37:32PM +0100, Rob van der Heij wrote: > I am sure you got the wink on my suggestion to make CP count the 2nd > time you try the ESSA... > > There's different ways to correct bad defaults: "Question the Defaults > and Resist Change" :-)
Sure. I for myself would it enable by default, but I don't know the background why it is disabled by default. So it's up to Martin to comment on that. > The customers I talk to do not wish to compile their own kernel - many > will even need some time before they can pick up a new kernel provided > by the distributor. My recommendation still stands for those > customers. The patch was not meant to be applied for customers... just if somebody wants to play with it. Nothing more. > Oh, and I doubt your patch does the trick. The ESSA will program check > when not there. I don't think fault.c will like that. That's what the EX_TABLE line is for. Roughly spoken it will catch the program check and redirect the PSW. At least it works for me on machines with and without ESSA instructions ;) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
