From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261801AbVHDFJO (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 Aug 2005 01:09:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261817AbVHDFJO (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 Aug 2005 01:09:14 -0400 Received: from outmx024.isp.belgacom.be ([195.238.2.128]:45270 "EHLO outmx024.isp.belgacom.be") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261801AbVHDFJM (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 Aug 2005 01:09:12 -0400 From: Jan De Luyck To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] i386 No-Idle-Hz aka Dynamic-Ticks 3 Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 07:09:18 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.1 Cc: Con Kolivas , ck@vds.kolivas.org, tony@atomide.com, tuukka.tikkanen@elektrobit.com References: <200508031559.24704.kernel@kolivas.org> In-Reply-To: <200508031559.24704.kernel@kolivas.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200508040709.19426.lkml@kcore.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wednesday 03 August 2005 07:59, Con Kolivas wrote: > This is the dynamic ticks patch for i386 as written by Tony Lindgen > and Tuukka Tikkanen . > Patch for 2.6.13-rc5 On a weird sidenote: my synaptics touchpad seems to not-like dyntick very much. When starting with a dyntick enabled kernel I get when psmouse.ko is loaded: Aug 4 06:45:47 precious kernel: Synaptics claims to have extended capabilities, but I'm not able to read them.<3>Unable to initialize Synaptics hardware. Aug 4 06:45:47 precious kernel: input: PS/2 Synaptics TouchPad on isa0060/serio1 subsequently, X fails to start too (touchpad is set as corepointer) reloading the module right then and there solves the problem: Aug 4 06:47:47 precious kernel: Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1, fw: 5.8, id: 0x9d48b1, caps: 0x904713/0x4006 Aug 4 06:47:47 precious kernel: input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad on isa0060/serio1 Also, booting the same (but non-patched) kernel gives me a clean boot: Aug 4 06:56:42 precious kernel: Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1, fw: 5.8, id: 0x9d48b1, caps: 0x904713/0x4006 Aug 4 06:56:42 precious kernel: input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad on isa0060/serio1 This is constantly reproducable for me. I guess some timing issue somewhere? Jan -- A good name lost is seldom regained. When character is gone, all is gone, and one of the richest jewels of life is lost forever. -- J. Hawes