Re: [Bug #20172] 2.6.36-rc7 boot stalls unless nolapic_timer - Lenovo S12

Rafael J. Wysocki
2010-11-19T20:22:05Z

On Friday, November 19, 2010, Chris Vine wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:53:35 +0100 (CET)
> "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw-KKrjLPT3xs0@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report
> > of regressions introduced between 2.6.35 and 2.6.36.
> >
> > The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> > introduced between 2.6.35 and 2.6.36. Please verify if it still
> > should be listed and let the tracking team know (either way).
> >
> >
> > Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20172
> > Subject : 2.6.36-rc7 boot stalls unless nolapic_timer
> > - Lenovo S12 Submitter : Chris Vine
> > <chris-TF6qbakwsgc2epGFuHBODCp2UmYkHbXO@public.gmane.org> Date : 2010-10-10 12:59
> > (40 days old) Message-ID :
> > <<20101010135912.76eb61b7-PlFwYbz7hoIyinQH9hAyzg@public.gmane.org>> References :
> > http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128671620721712&w=2
>
> This bug is still present in 2.6.37-rc2, but (as the original reporter)
> I now doubt it should be classified as a regression. It looked as if
> it was a regression because in the 2.6.35 kernel (the first kernel to
> include intel idle), intel idle was available as a kernel module and
> that module never in fact loaded on my hardware and so never caused a
> hang. In 2.6.36 onwards, intel idle is only available directly compiled
> into the kernel and that is when the hang became apparent: subsequent
> testing shows that the hang also occurs with 2.6.35 if intel idle is
> compiled in rather than as a module.
>
> So it is a bug, which is still present, but not necessarily a
> regression.

OK, dropped from the list of recent regressions.

Thanks,
Rafael