Re: i386 HPET code

Andrew Walrond
2005-02-03T08:39:01Z

On Thursday 03 February 2005 02:05, john stultz wrote:
> Hey Venkatesh,
> I've been looking into a bug where i386 2.6 kernels do not boot on IBM
> e325s if HPET_TIMER is enabled (hpet=disable works around the issue).
> When running x86-64 kernels, the issue isn't seen. It appears that after

FWIW The problem is not limited to the IBM e325. I cannot boot a HPET_TIMER
enabled x86 kernel on any of the various Tyan and MSI opteron boards I have
here without hpet=disable. x86_64 kernels work fine.

Andrew Walrond