From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266678AbUBLXVO (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Feb 2004 18:21:14 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266681AbUBLXVO (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Feb 2004 18:21:14 -0500 Received: from smtp101.mail.sc5.yahoo.com ([216.136.174.139]:24195 "HELO smtp101.mail.sc5.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S266678AbUBLXVJ (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Feb 2004 18:21:09 -0500 Message-ID: <402C0A4D.60102@yahoo.es> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 18:20:45 -0500 From: Roberto Sanchez User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 (X11/20040209) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.6, 2.4, Nforce2, Experimental idle halt workaround instead of apic ack delay. References: <200402120122.06362.ross@datscreative.com.au> <20040212214407.GA865@tesore.local> <1076623565.16585.11.camel@athlonxp.bradney.info> <20040212230456.GA911@tesore.local> In-Reply-To: <20040212230456.GA911@tesore.local> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.83.2.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig14D49DB449D527A1DED68AFF" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig14D49DB449D527A1DED68AFF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jesse Allen wrote: > On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 11:06:05PM +0100, Craig Bradney wrote: > > >>so what does "My >>Shuttle AN35N nforce2 board can run vanilla kernels with the 12-5-2003 >>dated bios version and not lock up." mean? >> > > > vanilla kernels = 2.6.0-test11 through 2.6.3-rc2 and no patches. APIC is on. > > 12-5-2003 BIOS: > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107124823504332&w=2 > > not lock up: > I could reproduce the lockup consistantly. With the 12-5-2003 bios, I cannot. Two months have passed since the original report. > > >>Whenthis thread first(?) started way back when in Nov or Dec last year I >>was pretty happy.. no lockups until the 5th day. > > > The different nforce boards react differently because of different hardware an > manufacterers. But they all do have a common symptom. > > I don't know how to identify a fix from my bioses. If someone has any clue, I > will help out. > FWIW, my Biostar M7NCDPro with the latest (12-08-2003) BIOS locks up consistently unless I disable APIC (either in the kernel or the BIOS) or apply some sort of patch (like the APIC and disconnect-quirk patches that briefly made the rounds in the -mm tree). -Roberto Sanchez --------------enig14D49DB449D527A1DED68AFF Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFALApNTfhoonTOp2oRAjlgAJ9kVECSjnkMKDdhU+vcmclLEjLnUgCffgj5 Okhat6ONj9E8prBGYUGHOMk= =W6Ak -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig14D49DB449D527A1DED68AFF--