On Die, 2012-01-03 at 18:09 +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > On Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:04:00 +0100 > Michel D?nzer <michel at daenzer.net> wrote: > > > From: Michel D?nzer <michel.daenzer at amd.com> > > > > It can be called from atomic context, e.g. when switching to console for > > panic > > output. > > Is this only special cases like a panic - if so can it not be called in a > way that distinguishes between normality and nasty cases.
No idea, to be honest. It's an ATOM BIOS interpreter opcode, so in theory it could be indirectly called from anywhere that uses ATOM BIOS. -- Earthling Michel D?nzer | http://www.amd.com Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer