On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:43:39 -0500...
Mark Lord <lkml@xxxxxx> wrote:
Dagnabbit.. it's done it again.. went from 100-200 wakeups/sec
back up to 20000+ wakeups/sec. This time *with* the powertop patches
in place.
Somethings broken in there, but I don't know what.
Or how to make it happen on demand.. it's fine after rebooting again.
???
At least now I know to look when I hear the fan turning on
when the system is otherwise supposed to be idle..
2.6.23 did not have this problem.
actually we have reports of 2.6.23 having the exact same problem.
The thing is, "something" is causing the system to go into a state
where the cpu throws us right out of the C-state the kernel asks for.
Some people have seen that not loading yenta at all will just make this...
not happen at all...