Re: 2.6.18-rc4-mm1

Andrew Morton
2006-08-14T18:20:17Z

On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:54:29 +0200
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl> wrote:

> On Sunday 13 August 2006 10:24, Andrew Morton wrote:
> >
> > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.18-rc4/2.6.18-rc4-mm1/
> >
>
> This patch:
>
> simplify-update_times-avoid-jiffies-jiffies_64-aliasing-problem.patch
>
> makes my x86_64 SMP box (dual-core Athlon 64 on an ULi-based AsRock mobo) run
> _very_ slow (it would take tens of minutes to boot the box if I were as
> patient as to wait for that).
>
> Strangely enough, on a non-SMP box I have tested it on it works just fine.
>

Thanks. I dropped a reversion patch into
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.18-rc4/2.6.18-rc4-mm1/hot-fixes/