linux-kernel - Re: [REGRESSION] clockevents patch causes hang on power off

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Date:	Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:55:46 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Marc Dionne <marc.c.dionne@...il.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Nathan Williams <ngwilliams@...il.com>,
	"Ozan ??a??layan" <ozan@...dus.org.tr>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [REGRESSION] clockevents patch causes hang on power off

On Saturday 23 January 2010, Marc Dionne wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl> wrote:
> > On Saturday 23 January 2010, Greg KH wrote:
> >> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 10:22:10PM +1100, Nathan Williams wrote:
> >> > 2010/1/23 Ozan ??a??layan <ozan@...dus.org.tr>:
> >> > > Nathan Williams wrote:
> >> > >> I'm having trouble with my PC crashing just as it's attempting to power off.
> >> > >> I managed to git bisect to this commit:
> >> > >>
> >> > >
> >> > > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15037
> >> > > http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/71537/
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > Thanks. The patch works for me.
> >>
> >> What's the plan on getting that patch into Linus's tree for .33?
> >
> > Well, I guess please send it to Linus with the appropriate CC list.
> >
> > This is a regression that we need to address ASAP, the patch is known, no
> > one has objected, so the thing is pretty much clear.
> >
> > Rafael
> 
> I notice that it's been in tip timers/urgent and timers-for-linus for
> a few days, in a slightly different form.

Ah, I didn't notice that, thanks.

In that case it's better to wait for it to go to Linus the usual way.

Rafael
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