Re: latest -git: WARNING: at arch/x86/kernel/ipi.c:123 send_IPI_mask_bitmask+0xc3/0xe0()

Andi Kleen
2008-08-25T19:37:20Z

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 02:54:51PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 08:36:11PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > Probably because you're using p4-clockmod, and it's crap.
> >
> > Really should really bite the bullet and just remove it. People
> > run in this all the time and I bet you can count the people who
> > actually use it consciously and usefully with one hand.
> >
> > Or at least only make it run when the user set a "I_REALLY_KNOW_WHAT_I_AM_DOING"
> > option explicitely.
>
> We can't really remove it until ACPI processor driver has a better
> response than 'thermal event, argh!, shut down'.

It only does that when the critical trip point is reached (which
basically means that the BIOS tells it -- "I'm on fire"). What else should
it do in your opinion when this happens?

-Andi