x86: hlt on early crash

H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:

> It probably should actually HLT, to avoid sucking power, and stressing
> the thermal system.  We're dead at this point, and the early 486's
> which had problems with HLT will lock up - we don't care.
Signed-off-by: NIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: NThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_32.c

@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@ static void error(char *x)
 	putstr(x);
 	putstr("\n\n -- System halted");
 
-	while(1);	/* Halt */
+	while (1)
+		asm("hlt");
 }
 
 asmlinkage void decompress_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned long end,

arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_64.c

@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ static void error(char *x)
 	putstr(x);
 	putstr("\n\n -- System halted");
 
-	while(1);	/* Halt */
+	while (1)
+		asm("hlt");
 }
 
 asmlinkage void decompress_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned long heap,