linux-kernel - Re: NO_HZ: timer interrupt stuck [Re: Linux 2.6.21-rc1]

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Message-ID: <p73d540dge4.fsf@bingen.suse.de>
Date:	23 Feb 2007 16:48:19 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	tglx@...utronix.de
Cc:	Luca Tettamanti <kronos.it@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NO_HZ: timer interrupt stuck [Re: Linux 2.6.21-rc1]

Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> writes:
> > 
> > Interrupt 0 is stuck at 114 (the number is consistent across reboots). I
> > don't experience any problem, time is running fine. Still it's strange
> > that the timer is doing nothing; maybe something other than the PIT is
> > used for time keeping?
> 
> Yes, we switch away from PIT and use the local APIC timer. (LOC)

Before this becomes a FAQ. Would anybody mind if I just renamed "timer"
to "pit" to make this clear? 

-Andi
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