Re: linux-2.6.28-rc2 regression : oprofile doesnt work anymore ?

Andi Kleen
2008-11-07T15:57:19Z

On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 04:13:42PM +0100, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Andi Kleen a écrit :
> >Can you please test this patch and see if it solves the problem?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >-Andi
> >
> >---
> >
> >oprofile: Fix p6 counter overflow check
> >
> >Fix the counter overflow check for CPUs with counter width > 32
> >
> >I had a similar change in a different patch that I didn't submit
> >and I didn't notice the problem earlier because it was always
> >tested together.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
> >
>
> Thanks Andi
>
> Unfortunatly, there is still a freeze of NMIS after a while.

How long is the while?

I don't see this here on a Merom when I let it run for
10 minutes or so.

You might need to bisect it.

-Andi