Re: [Bug #11543] kernel panic: softlockup in tick_periodic() ???

Cyrill Gorcunov
2008-10-04T19:44:51Z

[Rafael J. Wysocki - Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 07:32:52PM +0200]
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| Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11543
| Subject : kernel panic: softlockup in tick_periodic() ???
| Submitter : Joshua Hoblitt <j_kernel@hoblitt.com>
| Date : 2008-09-11 16:46 (24 days old)
| References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122117786124326&w=4
| Handled-By : Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
| Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com>
| Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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Joshua is testing -rc8 now. He said (in bugzilla entry):
>
> -rc8 proved itself stable for a few days on two test nodes and it's being
> rolled out onto 32 nodes production nodes as I type this. The bug strikes
> somewhat randomly so it'll take time for it to pop up in -rc8 if it's still
> there. Heavy jobs will be running over the weekend and should trip this
> issues if it's still in there...
>

So we're waiting for his verdict.

- Cyrill -