Re: [PATCH] i386 No Idle HZ aka dynticks v051205

From: Matthew Garrett
Date: Mon Dec 05 2005 - 09:16:17 EST


Con Kolivas <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If you get strange stalls with this patch then almost certainly it is a
> problem with dynticks and your apic so booting with the "noapic" option
> should fix it.

I get strange stalls even with "noapic". During boot, the system keeps
pausing unless I do something that generates interrupts (holding down
the enter key works). dyntick=disable lets the machine boot normally. Is
there anything handy I can do to help debug this?
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Matthew Garrett | mjg59-chiark.mail.linux-rutgers.kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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