* Mikael Pettersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > yes, i already fixed that when i added Mikael's patch and it's all
> > queued up.
>
> Ok. For reference and for LKML viewers, this is what the final patch
> should be:
below is the full commit - will send it to Linus later today.
I
Ingo Molnar writes:
>
> * H. Peter Anvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Please fix it in both places. Using XOR instead of AND-NOT is a bug,
> > plain and simple.
>
> yes, i already fixed that when i added Mikael's patch and it's all
> queued up.
Ok. For reference and for LKML view
* H. Peter Anvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Please fix it in both places. Using XOR instead of AND-NOT is a bug,
> plain and simple.
yes, i already fixed that when i added Mikael's patch and it's all
queued up.
Ingo
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux
Mikael Pettersson wrote:
Here's how the breakage occurs:
1. arch/x86/kernel/tsc_32.c:tsc_init() sees !cpu_has_tsc,
so bails and calls setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC).
2. include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h:setup_clear_cpu_cap(bit) clears
the bit in boot_cpu_data and sets it in cleared_cpu_ca
* Mikael Pettersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> That turned out to be very illuminating:
>
> --- dmesg-2.6.24-git7 2008-02-24 18:01:25.295851000 +0100
> +++ dmesg-2.6.24-git8 2008-02-24 18:01:25.530358000 +0100
> ...
> CPU: After generic identify, caps: 0003
Mikael Pettersson writes:
> Ingo Molnar writes:
> >
> > * Mikael Pettersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > The kernel for this 486 has CONFIG_M486=y and CONFIG_M586TSC=n, but
> > > the 2.6.25 kernels still try to access the TSC. Here's the oops from
> > > 2.6.25-rc2-git8:
>
* Mikael Pettersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 2.6.24-git8 changed include/asm-x86/tsc.h:get_cycles() to call
> rdtscll() even if CONFIG_X86_TSC isn't set. The call is protected by a
> cpu_has_tsc test, but starting with 2.6.24-git8 cpu_has_tsc is
> non-zero on this machine, which is very ve
Ingo Molnar writes:
>
> * Mikael Pettersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > The kernel for this 486 has CONFIG_M486=y and CONFIG_M586TSC=n, but
> > the 2.6.25 kernels still try to access the TSC. Here's the oops from
> > 2.6.25-rc2-git8:
>
> hm, could you send me the full .config you
* Mikael Pettersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The kernel for this 486 has CONFIG_M486=y and CONFIG_M586TSC=n, but
> the 2.6.25 kernels still try to access the TSC. Here's the oops from
> 2.6.25-rc2-git8:
hm, could you send me the full .config you used?
Ingo
--
To unsubscribe from t
9 matches
Mail list logo
