On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:22:10 -0600 Robert Hancock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andrew Morton wrote: > > +x86_64-dynticks-disable-hpet_id_legsup-hpets.patch > > > > pretend to fix it > > I'm not sure what this patch does on x86_64, but it seems like it > trashes all HPET support on i386? > It might do, if your i386 is old and has the HPET_ID_LEGSUP bit set. The code path which that patch disables: --- a/arch/i386/kernel/hpet.c~x86_64-dynticks-disable-hpet_id_legsup-hpets +++ a/arch/i386/kernel/hpet.c @@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ int __init hpet_enable(void) clocksource_register(&clocksource_hpet); - if (id & HPET_ID_LEGSUP) { + if (0 && (id & HPET_ID_LEGSUP)) { hpet_enable_int(); hpet_reserve_platform_timers(id); /* _ will, if executed (on x86_64, at least), instaoops the machine. It might take down i386 as well, dunno. I'd forgotten about this problem, and it seems that Thomas & John have too. It's a showstopper. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/