Re: [Bug #11543] kernel panic: softlockup in tick_periodic() ???

Cyrill Gorcunov
2008-09-22T06:01:57Z

[Rafael J. Wysocki - Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 08:54:19PM +0200]
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| 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>
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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 -