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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: kevin diggs <diggskevin38@gmail.com>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: cpu idle time going backward
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:52:21 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2liqmkr6y.fsf@linux-m68k.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKTLLVTHHSDTxybfJn3r0JOeRGtxgzJyCwAFf8w8gDxqbuXbyA__24208.5847691216$1323374038$gmane$org@mail.gmail.com> (kevin diggs's message of "Thu, 8 Dec 2011 13:53:24 -0600")

kevin diggs <diggskevin38@gmail.com> writes:

> On 12/8/11, Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
>> There seems to be something wrong with cpu idle time accounting at least
>> on G5.  The value as reported in the cpu lines in /proc/stat seems to be
>> stuck in the interval [100000,210000] for each cpu, jumping back at
>> random points.  Any idea what could be the problem?
>>
>> Andreas.
>>
>> --
> What kernel versions?

It started with 3.2-rc1.  Will try to bisect.

Andreas.

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      parent reply	other threads:[~2011-12-09  9:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-12-08 11:15 cpu idle time going backward Andreas Schwab
2011-12-08 19:53 ` kevin diggs
     [not found] ` <CAKTLLVTHHSDTxybfJn3r0JOeRGtxgzJyCwAFf8w8gDxqbuXbyA__24208.5847691216$1323374038$gmane$org@mail.gmail.com>
2011-12-09  9:52   ` Andreas Schwab [this message]

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