From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756882AbZBIOTU (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:19:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754755AbZBIOTE (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:19:04 -0500 Received: from outbound-va3.frontbridge.com ([216.32.180.16]:50905 "EHLO VA3EHSOBE003.bigfish.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754006AbZBIOTA convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:19:00 -0500 X-BigFish: VPS-43(zz1432R9370P98dR936eQ1805M936fMzzzzz32i6bh6di43j62h) X-Spam-TCS-SCL: 1:0 X-WSS-ID: 0KESYF8-02-67F-01 Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:18:41 +0100 From: Borislav Petkov To: Mark Hounschell CC: markh@compro.net, Andreas Herrmann , john stultz , linux-kernel , Thomas Gleixner Subject: Re: PROBLEM: Can't boot a (HZ = 1000) kernel using an AMD Phenom-II processor Message-ID: <20090209141841.GA31643@aftab> References: <20090127163843.GA1628@aftab> <497FA725.7020503@cfl.rr.com> <497FA7F2.3060709@cfl.rr.com> <20090203151137.GB12017@aftab> <498897C1.2090802@compro.net> <498B1FA9.2050203@cfl.rr.com> <20090206135248.GB23459@aftab> <498C44FA.1010106@compro.net> <498C7980.2060309@compro.net> <498CB798.7050308@cfl.rr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <498CB798.7050308@cfl.rr.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Feb 2009 14:18:45.0232 (UTC) FILETIME=[5131F700:01C98AC1] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 05:20:08PM -0500, Mark Hounschell wrote: > Mark Hounschell wrote: > >> Borislav Petkov wrote: > >>> Ok, here are two things you could try: > >>> > >>> Disable CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS (high resolution timers support in > >>> "Processor type and features"), boot with "apic=debug" and send me the > >>> output. I'd like to see how the lapic timer gets programmed. It would > >>> be better for that exercise to get the latest stable kernel, 2.6.28.3, > >>> imho. > >>> > >>> The other thing you could do is get x86info tools from here: > >>> http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/projects/x86info/. However, get either a > >>> daily snapshot or a checkout from the git repository and build it on > >>> your system. Then do > >>> > >>> x86info -a > x86info.txt > >>> > >>> lsmsr -V3 -a > lsmsr.txt > >>> > >>> and send me those text files - we might be able to get a clue what's going on > >>> from them. > > > > Ok, attached is the bootlog.txt, x86info.txt, and lsmsr.txt > > > > Thanks > > Mark > > > > That bootlog was captured from the serial console, but comparing it to the dmesg > I see more info in the dmesg. The extra stuff for "apic=debug" must not be going > to the serial console?? Either way here is the demsg output too. > > Regards > Mark > > BIOS EBDA/lowmem at: 0009f000/0009f000 > Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset > Linux version 2.6.28.3-250Hz (root@harley) (gcc version 4.3.1 20080507 (prerelease) [gcc-4_3-branch revision 135036] (SUSE Linux) ) #2 SMP PREEMPT Fri Feb 6 11:48:54 EST 2009 maybe I wasn't clear enough - I meant to boot a _1000HZ_ kernel not a 250HZ one with highres timers disabled, if the line above is correct. Can you try the same thing as above again, please, but this time use a 1000HZ 32bit kernel. Thanks. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. Operating | Advanced Micro Devices GmbH System | Karl-Hammerschmidt-Str. 34, 85609 Dornach b. München, Germany Research | Geschäftsführer: Jochen Polster, Thomas M. McCoy, Giuliano Meroni Center | Sitz: Dornach, Gemeinde Aschheim, Landkreis München (OSRC) | Registergericht München, HRB Nr. 43632