save_flags(); cli();

[Guennadi Liakhovetski <gl@dsa-ac.de>]

Hello

A quick question - why some drivers choose to do
save_flags(); cli();
not
save_flags_cli();
?

Thanks
Guennadi
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Guennadi Liakhovetski, Ph.D.
DSA Daten- und Systemtechnik GmbH
Pascalstr. 28
D-52076 Aachen
Germany

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