linux-kernel - Re: Kernel hangs in SMP + VMware environment.

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Date:	Fri, 16 May 2008 21:48:12 +0900
From:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
To:	akataria@...are.com
Cc:	devzero@....de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dhecht@...are.com
Subject: Re: Kernel hangs in SMP + VMware environment.

Hello.

Alok Kataria wrote:
> Actually it would be better to use clocksource=acpi_pm on kernels which don't
> have this patch, as ACPI_PM comes with many more featuers like hrtimers,
> nohz, etc.
> 
> On the other hand for kernels which have this patch attached,  it would be
> best to use TSC, for performance.
I see. Thanks.

I'm not sure, but this problem might exist in all kernels since 2.6.18 , for
I can find clocksource= parameter in Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt .

I didn't experience this problem in earlier kernels (e.g. 2.6.20)
since I was running only 1 VMware guest at a time.
Today I ran 2 VMware guests simultaneously (one with kernel 2.6.22 and
the other with kernel 2.6.18, both are assigned 2 virtual CPUs) and I encountered
may-be-hanged-up with the 2.6.18 one.
The Ctrl-C didn't work, the Alt-F? didn't work, the Ctrl-Alt-Del didn't work.
I had no time to reproduce it, so I'm not sure it has actually hanged up.

Regards.
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