diff -uNr linux-2.6.8-rc1-mtd-kexec-generic/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c linux-2.6.8-rc1-i8259-shutdown/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c
--- linux-2.6.8-rc1-mtd-kexec-generic/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c	Tue Jul 13 19:06:12 2004
+++ linux-2.6.8-rc1-i8259-shutdown/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c	Wed Jul 14 15:51:49 2004
@@ -244,9 +244,21 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int i8259A_shutdown(struct sys_device *dev)
+{
+	/* Put the i8259A into a quiescent state that
+	 * the kernel initialization code can get it
+	 * out of.
+	 */
+	outb(0xff, 0x21);	/* mask all of 8259A-1 */
+	outb(0xff, 0xA1);	/* mask all of 8259A-1 */
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct sysdev_class i8259_sysdev_class = {
 	set_kset_name("i8259"),
 	.resume = i8259A_resume,
+	.shutdown = i8259A_shutdown,
 };
 
 static struct sys_device device_i8259A = {