Re: Linux 2.6.30-rc8 [also: VIA Support]

Michael S. Zick
2009-06-05T09:00:51Z

On Thu June 4 2009, Michael S. Zick wrote:
> On Thu June 4 2009, Michael S. Zick wrote:
> > On Thu June 4 2009, Michael S. Zick wrote:
> > > On Thu June 4 2009, Michael S. Zick wrote:
> > > > On Thu June 4 2009, Harald Welte wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 11:21:28AM -0500, Michael S. Zick wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > @Linus - -
> > > > The Debian/Ubuntu distribution kernels require irqpoll (2.6.28+) -
> > > > I took that out very early in my testing, when that problem got fixed -
> > > > I will also try putting that back in, it might be needed for
> > > > some of its side-effects on the processor/chipset.
> > > >
> > >
> > > It looks like I stopped using irqpoll on 4/10 (-rc1)
> > > http://forum.netbookuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=6708#p6708
> > >
> > > Am re-testing the "virgin" kernel build with both command options now:
> > > http://forum.netbookuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=7037#p7037
> > >
> > > Will post if it has less than 6 months of up-time. ;)
> > >
> >
> > About 6 months less than 6 months up-time ;)
> >
> > 2.6.30-rc8 - no special cmd line options: 1h45m
> > 2.6.30-rc8 - idle=poll irqpoll options: 1h08m
> >
>
> 2.6.30-rc8-ce1200v-09155 - uptime: 5 hours+, still running.
> Ship it.
>

New record: 9h15m

But that is bandaid'd enough I can stop with the Black Magic
and Computer Voodoo - -

Now just a matter of cutting each problem out of the herd
and solving each of them. . . ;)

A likely first candidate is this USB driver with its 28Mbyte
cry for help in the syslog file.

Mike
> Details:
> http://forum.netbookuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=7039#p7039
>
> Mike
>
> > Summary:
> > Phooey!
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > > Mike
> > >
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