Re: HPET regression in 2.6.26 versus 2.6.25

From: David Witbrodt
Date: Tue Aug 05 2008 - 17:13:30 EST




> Since you have that git tree, could you try to see if the latest -git
> still has this problem?

In a previous msg I mentioned that I had tried compiling the HEAD of
my git repository, but only after I had posted to LKML. I was at work
when I wrote the prev msg, so I could not provide details except from
memory.

OK, now I'm home:
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$ git-show
commit 2b12a4c524812fb3f6ee590a02e65b95c8c32229
Merge: 4744b43... 7f30491...
Author: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri Aug 1 14:59:11 2008 -0700

Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6

* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6:
[IA64] Move include/asm-ia64 to arch/ia64/include/asm

$ head Makefile
VERSION = 2
PATCHLEVEL = 6
SUBLEVEL = 27
EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
NAME = Rotary Wombat

# *DOCUMENTATION*
# To see a list of typical targets execute "make help"
# More info can be located in ./README
# Comments in this file are targeted only to the developer, do not
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This kernel built fine, but froze at boot just like the 2.6.26 kernels,
unless using "hpet=disabled".
Sorry that I forgot to do this before my orig. post.

Dave W.
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