Re: x86/mce: machine check warning during poweroff

From: Dirk Gouders
Date: Fri Jan 13 2012 - 19:46:08 EST


Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Srivatsa S. Bhat
> <srivatsa.bhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> However, it is to be noted that, technically this warning (machinecheck1
>> not having a release() function) is not all that new. Just that people
>> didn't probably notice it earlier (reason explained below).
>
> .. but there really is some semantic issue going on here. I'm not the
> only one for whom suspend/resume simply does not work with MCE
> enabled, and that "not work" coincides with the switch-over from
> sysdev to struct device.
>
> I suspect it is some subtle difference in sysdev_unregister() vs
> device_unregister(). The message change is just a symptom of the fact
> that we go through different paths.
>
> For me MCE hangs only on the *second* suspend, but it sounds like
> others see it on the first one.

Yes, my laptop hangs on the first suspend.
Another effect of the problem is that the laptop's clock is extremely
off after a forced reboot.

Dirk
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