softirq.c improvments

From: D.J. Barrow (barrow_dj@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed May 29 2002 - 05:01:41 EST

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Hi,

Here is a new version of the softirq patch I posted on 14 May,
I found a bug in intel where softirqs were being started when cpu_idle
was the only process on the machine really early in bootup.

My old patch didn't like this & could get caught in an infinite softirq loop.

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