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Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 02:20:13 -0700
From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL rcu/next] rcu commits for 2.6.40
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On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 12:42:50AM -0700, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> On 05/12/2011 12:27 AM, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> > On 05/11/2011 11:03 PM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >>
> >> * Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> e59fb3120becfb36b22ddb8bd27d065d3cdca499 is the first bad commit
> >>> commit e59fb3120becfb36b22ddb8bd27d065d3cdca499
> >>> Author: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> >>> Date:   Tue Sep 7 10:38:22 2010 -0700
> >>>
> >>>     rcu: Decrease memory-barrier usage based on semi-formal proof
> >>
> >> Find below an (untested!) attempt at reverting it for debugging purposes: could 
> >> you please try it, does your system now boot up fine?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> 	Ingo
> >>
> > 
> > yes, reverted manually that commit fix the problem.
> 
> on system with 8 sockets westmere-ex
> 
> it seems other commits after that commit contribute some delay too.
> 
> [   32.240739] cpu_dev_init done
> [   73.587288] memory_dev_init done

I am testing a revert of e59fb3120becfb36b22ddb8bd27d065d3cdca499 and
will chase down the delay.

Could you please send along your .config file?

							Thanx, Paul