Re: 2.6.27-rc6: nohz + s2ram = need to press keys to get progress

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Sun Sep 14 2008 - 13:34:27 EST


On Sun 2008-09-14 12:14:06, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Sun 2008-09-14 12:09:13, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > On Sun 2008-09-14 04:56:48, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > > Pavel,
> > >
> > > On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > > The old "you have to press keys to get machine to progress" seems to
> > > > be back :-(. Thinkpad x60.
> > >
> > > Is there a chance that we get some more information than that ?
> >
> > Yep.
> >
> > It does not happen after _every_ s2ram, but when it happens the system
> > limps around in half-dead state with non-blinking cursor etc. Next
> > s2ram will not fix it.
> >
> > nohz=off helps.
> >
> > Will try 2.6.27-rc6 w/o any custom patches next (not that I have
> > anything interesting in that area), and then probably 2.6.26.
>
> It _does_ happen with mainline 2.6.27-rc6.

s2ram hs problem in mainline 2.6.26, too. (Different problem: no
ammount pressing shift helps there.) nohz=off cures it, too.

How to proceed?

Pavel
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