From: Andres Salomon <dilinger@queued.net>
To: Arnd Hannemann <hannemann@i4.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Jordan Crouse <jordan.crouse@amd.com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.24-rc8 hangs at mfgpt-timer
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:40:32 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080117134032.4cc1a1cf@ephemeral> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <478F25D6.3060503@i4.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:54:30 +0100
Arnd Hannemann <hannemann@i4.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
> Andres Salomon schrieb:
> > On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:19:12 -0500
> > Andres Salomon <dilinger@queued.net> wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:44:07 +0100
> >> Arnd Hannemann <hannemann@i4.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I'm trying to boot 2.6.24-rc8 on a GEODE LX board (ALIX.3),
> >>> and it hangs during boot:
> >>>
> >>> [ 12.689971] NET: Registered protocol family 16
> >>> [ 12.703329] geode-mfgpt: Registered timer 0
> >>> [ 12.716149] mfgpt-timer: registering the MFGT timer as a clock event...
> >>>
> >>
> >> What BIOS are you using? It's possible that our detection code is
> >> failing to detect in-use timers.
>
> I'm using v0.99 (latest available).
v0.99 of what? Jordan seems to think it's an Award BIOS, but I'd like
to make sure.
> Also note when I do enable the mysterios "MFGPT workaround" option in
> the bios the machine hangs directly after:
> [ 36.780990] NET: Registered protocol family 16
"MFGPT workaround"? That sounds a bit frightening.
Presumably, the BIOS is using the MFGPTs, but we're not detecting them as
being in use.
I'm assuming that booting with 'nomfgpt' works for you?
>
> >
> >
> > Also, could you provide a log with the following (untested) patch? I'm
> > curious how many MFGPTs we're actually detecting as being available, and
> > the existing code is backwards.
>
> The relevant part would be:
> [ 23.092507] NET: Registered protocol family 16
> [ 23.105875] geode-mfgpt: 8 MFGPT timers available
> [ 23.120247] geode-mfgpt: Registered timer 0
> [ 23.133076] mfgpt-timer: registering the MFGT timer as a clock event.
>
> Best regards,
> Arnd Hannemann
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-01-17 18:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-01-16 17:44 2.6.24-rc8 hangs at mfgpt-timer Arnd Hannemann
2008-01-16 21:19 ` Andres Salomon
2008-01-16 21:56 ` Andres Salomon
2008-01-17 9:54 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-01-17 18:40 ` Andres Salomon [this message]
2008-01-17 19:53 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-01-17 20:42 ` Andres Salomon
2008-01-17 21:19 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-01-17 21:50 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-01-17 22:36 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-01-17 22:52 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-01-17 22:57 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-01-17 23:39 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-01-18 0:40 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-01-21 23:27 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-01-21 23:32 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-01-22 20:15 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-01-22 21:08 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-01-22 21:15 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-01-23 16:36 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-01-23 16:10 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-01-22 9:03 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-01-22 10:11 ` Lars Heete
2008-01-22 11:18 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-01-22 18:15 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-01-22 19:27 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-01-22 20:54 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-01-22 21:10 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-01-22 21:20 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-01-22 21:53 ` [git pull] was: " Thomas Gleixner
2008-01-23 21:17 ` [PATCH 0/2] Was: " Willy Tarreau
2008-01-23 21:18 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86: GEODE fix MFGPT input clock value Willy Tarreau
2008-01-23 21:59 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-01-23 22:11 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-01-23 22:22 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-01-23 22:10 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-01-23 22:38 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-01-23 23:17 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-01-23 21:19 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86: GEODE add the "mfgptfix" boot time option to fix MFGPT timers Willy Tarreau
2008-01-19 1:06 ` [GEODE] Geode GX/LX watchdog timer (was 2.6.24-rc8 hangs at mfgpt-timer) Jordan Crouse
2008-01-19 6:36 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-01-20 13:22 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-01-20 16:34 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-01-21 17:07 ` Geode GX/LX watchdog timer (RESEND) Jordan Crouse
2008-01-21 18:37 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-02-17 14:14 ` Iain Paton
2008-02-17 14:46 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-02-17 14:54 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-02-17 16:10 ` Iain Paton
2008-02-17 17:32 ` Andres Salomon
2008-02-17 19:46 ` Arnd Hannemann
2008-01-20 20:16 ` [GEODE] Geode GX/LX watchdog timer (was 2.6.24-rc8 hangs at mfgpt-timer) Lennart Sorensen
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