From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pavel Machek Subject: Re: Gericom Hummer 2430 problems Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:40:40 +0100 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20040121094040.GI5770@openzaurus.ucw.cz> References: <3ACA40606221794F80A5670F0AF15F8401720CC7@PDSMSX403.ccr.corp.intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3ACA40606221794F80A5670F0AF15F8401720CC7-SRlDPOYGfgogGBtAFL8yw7fspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: "Yu, Luming" Cc: Andy Beals , Sebastien B , acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > > > I've recently noticed that this bug only happens while KDE is > > > > running. It's quite weird... and it is not only because > > of KDE : it > > > > locks up the whole system ; if I'm listening to music > > when the bug > > > > happens, there are interrupts in the song... I had the > > same problem > > > > with Linux 2.4.23 but without any message in the dmesg output. > > > > > > It happens because of the aKpi (battery monitor) applet is > > loaded on > > > login. It's is not because of aKpi itself, I can trigger the same > > > problem with the Gnome battery monitor applet. So this is > > definitely > > > ACPI related... > > > > I'd second that. I'm seeing it with Sun JDS. Easy > > reproduce-by: enable > > the gnome battery applet, leave system on overnight. Results in a > > locked system the next day. Disable battery applet, no > > locked system. > > I'm sure it's a corner-case hiding in the driver - just > > haven't had the > > time to go after it and thought that it might have been quashed in > > modern versions of the ACPI support. > > > > The symptom seems to indicate there are some bugs triggered by > the battery monitor applet. We need to figure out what is the applet > doing , then we can deeply look into ACPI code. > Possible next step is while true; do cat batery/*/*; done, and see how long it takes before lockup. Pavel -- 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=28 ttl=51 time=448769.1 ms ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn