From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265200AbTLFPhR (ORCPT ); Sat, 6 Dec 2003 10:37:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265201AbTLFPhR (ORCPT ); Sat, 6 Dec 2003 10:37:17 -0500 Received: from legolas.restena.lu ([158.64.1.34]:31419 "EHLO smtp.restena.lu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265200AbTLFPhL (ORCPT ); Sat, 6 Dec 2003 10:37:11 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: Catching NForce2 lockup with NMI watchdog - found From: Craig Bradney To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <3FD1F172.2070601@gmx.de> References: <20031206081848.GA4023@localnet> <3FD1CA81.9010708@gmx.de> <200312061411.37795.bzolnier@elka.pw.edu.pl> <3FD1F172.2070601@gmx.de> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1070725028.12998.21.camel@athlonxp.bradney.info> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 16:37:08 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 16:10, Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote: > Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote: > > It is possible :-). Here is a completly untested patch. > > > > [PATCH] fix lockups with APIC support on nForce2 > > > I tried it (applied pacth and *enabled* CPU disconnect in bios) and it > works! Good work. Nevertheless, it is no real fix, just a work-around. > Perhaps somone from nvidia should comment on this...or some APIC guru > needs to take a look into the code. So.. if you find long term stability with this.. then maybe it relates to disconnect but perhaps is just a method of increasing the time between crashes and the patch is a correct workaround? But why isnt it a "real" fix if the timer IRQ is not set up correctly without? I would also like an nvidia or apic opinion on this one. Craig