From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>
Subject: Re: Common boot/shutdown issues with the latest 2.6.37 (Mostly Asus laptops)
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:23:14 +0100
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To: Richard =?utf-8?q?Sch=C3=BCtz?= <r.schtz@t-online.de>
Cc: Ozan =?utf-8?q?=C3=87a=C4=9Flayan?= <ozan@pardus.org.tr>, Lionel Debroux <lionel_debroux@yahoo.fr>, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, colin.king@canonical.com

On Monday, January 31, 2011, Richard Sch=C3=BCtz wrote:
> >> I'll compile a kernel with CONFIG_NO_HZ to see what happens but ho=
w do I
> >> disable cpuidle during boot? I've checked the kernel-parameters.tx=
t but
> >> there's no cpuidle related boot parameter there.
> >
> > Booting with intel_idle.max_cstate=3D0 should do the trick.
>=20
> intel_idle.max_cstate=3D0 causes a fallback to the acpi_idle driver. =
So it=20
> does not disable the C-states directly.

What about not building the acpi_idle driver, then?

Rafael