Re: [BUG] 2.6.21: Kernel won't boot with either/both of CONFIG_NO_HZ, CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS

Mark Lord
2007-05-08T18:46:38Z

Mark Lord wrote:
> Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>> ..
>> I try to come up with something, but I'm travelling tomorrow, so it
>> might be not before end of week.
>
> Thanks, Thomas.
>
> I believe we definitely want to nail this down before 2.6.22-final,
> but there's a good workaround in the interim (CONFIG_DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP=y)
> and we've got at least a couple of months 'till then.
>
> I think I may have fiddled with the RTC config, so I'll compare with my
> old config and see what changed.

Okay. I turned on CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO=y and now the system fails to start up
in the same way/place as before.

Rebuilding again with CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO not set, and all is as "well" as
before -- system starts up so long as CONFIG_DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP=y is given.

Cheers