[U-Boot-Users] interrupts in general / Fix for mcf5329evb - spurious interrupts on Linux/uClinux kernel boot

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <46BC68C1.1965.E9A829 at w.wegner.astro-kom.de> you wrote:
> 
> > > Attached is a very small patch that implements the fix - when 
> > > CONFIG_MCF532x is defined, the timer interrupt is masked immediately 
> > > prior to calling into the kernel.  I don't know if this is the right way 
> [...]
> 
> is this considered the correct solution?

It probably fixes an immediate problem...

> Please correct me if I am wrong, but should not interrupts be completely
> disabled before transferring control to the linux kernel to avoid any confusion?

Right.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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