Re: 2.6.21-rc7-mm2 hangs in boot (netconsole)

Randy Dunlap
2007-05-01T16:18:44Z

On Tue, 1 May 2007 08:22:58 +0200 Andi Kleen wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 10:16:24PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > On Tue, 1 May 2007 05:43:30 +0200 Andi Kleen wrote:
> >
> > > > Andi: unprocessor x86_64 running rc7-mm2 is hanging early in boot at
> > > > randomish times (presumably in the timer irq handler) when netconsole and
> > > > printk-time are enabled.
> > >
> > > A backtrace would be good. Does nmi_watchdog=2 show anything
> > > interesting or if not sysrq-t?
> >
> > I can't get anything from sysrq or nmi_watchdog.
>
> Hmm, ok when the console locks up those likely don't work.
>
> >
> > > > I was hitting the same thing on i386 uniprocessor, but I thought it got
> > > > fixed.
> > >
> > > Yes.
> >
> > Fixed where? Merged into mainline or in your firstfloor patches?
>
> None of the sched-clock changes are in mainline yet.
>
> Can you perhaps test latest firstfloor alone (without rest of -mm)?

OK. so your 2.6.21-rc7-git5 patch, applied to 2.6.21-git4 or
applied to 2.6.21-rc7-git5 ?

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~Randy
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