Re: [Linux-ia64] kernel update (relative to 2.4.7)

[Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>]

David Mosberger <davidm@hpl.hp.com> writes:

|> The latest IA-64 patch is available at:
|> 
|>  ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/ports/ia64/
|> 
|> in file linux-2.4.7-ia64-010723.diff*.
|> 
|> There are no major new features in this patch but mostly bug fixes and
|> syncing up with 2.4.7.  Note that 2.4.7 introduces a somewhat
|> non-trivial change in how softirqs are handled: they are now checked
|> only as a result of a hard irq and not every time the kernel returns
|> to user mode.  While I'm not particularly happy to see such changes
|> this late in the 2.4.x series, I do believe it is safe and I have been
|> running a fairly busy machine since Saturday without any problems.  As
|> usual your mileage may vary, so test well before you ship with this
|> kernel.

Did you try out the UP kernel?  It hangs in ksoftirqd.

Andreas.

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