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From: Scott Wood <scottwood@freescale.com>
To: liran raz <liranrazlinux@gmail.com>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:55:48 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <48E64E94.3080807@freescale.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e3b3ab5c0810030940l3100e494id6b4fcdec71991a7@mail.gmail.com>

liran raz wrote:
> hi,
> I have a driver that uses the scc1 intertupts.
> After enabling the scc1 interrupts I see this message
> coming from the kernel for some time:
> NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08
> 1. What is the meaning of this message? does
> 2. Does it indicate that something is wrong & need a fix?
> 3. How can I get rid of it?
> (The interrupt is connected to an ISR by using
> the standard request_irq() routine).
> Kernel 2.6.24
> Processor: MPC8272
> Thanks,
> Liran.

The error comes from generic timer code; I'd test with the latest kernel 
and then ask on the linux-kernel list.

-Scott

  reply	other threads:[~2008-10-03 16:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-10-03 16:40 NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08 liran raz
2008-10-03 16:55 ` Scott Wood [this message]
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2008-10-02 18:30 liran raz

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