Re: [Bug #14859] System timer firing too much without cause

Shawn Starr
2010-01-24T22:34:50Z

On Sunday 24 January 2010 17:04:33 Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
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> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14859
> Subject : System timer firing too much without cause
> Submitter : Shawn Starr <shawn.starr@rogers.com>
> Date : 2009-12-21 19:16 (35 days old)

Continues with -rc5, I really cannot use Dynamic ticks at all, it has to be
disabled.

I should probably mention this CPU info:

processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 23
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9400 @ 2.53GHz
stepping : 10
cpu MHz : 800.000
cache size : 6144 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
apicid : 0
initial apicid : 0
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 13
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm
constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor
ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 xsave lahf_lm ida
tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
bogomips : 5053.40
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual