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From: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.24 BUG: soft lockup - CPU#X
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:14:18 +0100
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Matheos Worku wrote, On 03/26/2008 05:46 PM:
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> outside the driver as well.  I have attached several lockup  error 
> traces and corresponding profile data. Any clues?

Are network cards' irqs balanced? If so, could you reproduce this
with affinity set?

Regards,
Jarek P.