Re: [PATCH] try2, Enable grub_cpu_idle for i386/pc to halt the CPU

[Robert Millan]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 10:27:07PM -0500, David Fries wrote:
>  /*
> + * void grub_cpu_idle (void)
> + * Change to real mode to enable interrupts and hlt until the next interrupt.
> + */

Hi David,

Did you read the mail in which I said the problem with hlt is not about real
mode, but about our inability to use it untill we have setup an RTC handler?

Please solve the problem in a way that works for all platforms, not just one.

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