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From: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [Bug #11543] kernel panic: softlockup in tick_periodic() ???
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:01:57 +0400
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To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw-KKrjLPT3xs0@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>, Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>, Joshua Hoblitt <j_kernel-amK9oZtvyLhBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org>

[Rafael J. Wysocki - Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 08:54:19PM +0200]
| This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report
| of recent regressions.
| 
| The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
| from 2.6.26.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let me know
| (either way).
| 
| 
| Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11543
| Subject		: kernel panic: softlockup in tick_periodic() ???
| Submitter	: Joshua Hoblitt <j_kernel-amK9oZtvyLhBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
| Date		: 2008-09-11 16:46 (11 days old)
| References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122117786124326&w=4
| Handled-By	: Thomas Gleixner <tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org>
| 		  Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
| 		  Ingo Molnar <mingo-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>
| 
| 

There are really multiple issues touched in report. nmi_watchdog
hangs, rtc device creation, NULL deref...

I've asked Joshua for more information. Since he must to use
netdev tree for a while maybe we could wait 'till next merge
window will be closed and check if nmi_watchdog does work.
So the work in progress.

		- Cyrill -