Re: [BUG] local_softirq_pending storm

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Tue May 22 2007 - 16:11:28 EST



* Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Bad news - I hit a bug in 2.6.22-rc2-hrt3. Bug symptoms:
> - X hangs (keyboard, mouse, sound etc.)
> - only Magic SysRq works

please try the patch below! I think we have nailed this bug.

Ingo

Index: linux/kernel/sched.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/kernel/sched.c
+++ linux/kernel/sched.c
@@ -4212,9 +4212,7 @@ int __sched cond_resched_softirq(void)
BUG_ON(!in_softirq());

if (need_resched() && system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING) {
- raw_local_irq_disable();
- _local_bh_enable();
- raw_local_irq_enable();
+ local_bh_enable();
__cond_resched();
local_bh_disable();
return 1;
-
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