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Message-ID: <20070322003315.GA17996@linux-os.sc.intel.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:33:15 -0700
From: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Larry Finger <larry.finger@...inger.net>,
LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.21-rc4-mm1 - problem with cpuidle routine
On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 01:38:15PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:49:58 -0500
> Larry Finger <larry.finger@...inger.net> wrote:
>
> > When I configure 'CPU Idle PM Support' on my HP dv2125nr notebook with a Turion X64 X2 processor and
> > X86_64 architecture selected, the computer freezes on bootup. I have included a portion the
> > configuration file and part of /var/log/boot.msg for my working system. Please let me know if
> > further info from my system is required. I would be happy to test any patches, etc.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > ==============================================================
> >
> > The console log ends with the following entries:
> >
> > ACPI: Processor [CPU0] (supports 8 throttling states)
> > ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports 8 throttling states)
> > cpuidle: driver acpi_idle failed to attach to cpu 0
> > cpuidle: driver acpi_idle failed to attach to cpu 0
> > cpuidle: using driver acpi_idle
> > Loading thermal
> >
> > At this point, the system hangs.
> >
> > =================================================
> >
> > The beginning section of my .config is as follows:
> >
>
> Thanks. Cc's added..
Patch below resolves this issue.
Patch for cpuidle boot hang reported by Larry Finger here.
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0703.2/2025.html
Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com>
Index: new/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
===================================================================
--- new.orig/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c 2007-03-21 14:25:11.000000000 -0800
+++ new/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c 2007-03-21 14:25:33.000000000 -0800
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
dev = &per_cpu(cpuidle_devices, cpu);
+ dev->cpu = cpu;
mutex_lock(&cpuidle_lock);
if (cpu_is_offline(cpu)) {
mutex_unlock(&cpuidle_lock);
@@ -129,15 +130,26 @@
mutex_unlock(&cpuidle_lock);
return 0;
}
- dev->status |= CPUIDLE_STATUS_DETECTED;
- list_add(&dev->device_list, &cpuidle_detected_devices);
- cpuidle_add_sysfs(sys_dev);
- if (cpuidle_curr_driver)
- cpuidle_attach_driver(dev);
- if (cpuidle_curr_governor)
- cpuidle_attach_governor(dev);
+ if (cpuidle_curr_driver) {
+ if (cpuidle_attach_driver(dev))
+ goto err_ret;
+ }
+
+ if (cpuidle_curr_governor) {
+ if (cpuidle_attach_governor(dev)) {
+ cpuidle_detach_driver(dev);
+ goto err_ret;
+ }
+ }
+
if (cpuidle_device_can_idle(dev))
cpuidle_install_idle_handler();
+
+ list_add(&dev->device_list, &cpuidle_detected_devices);
+ cpuidle_add_sysfs(sys_dev);
+ dev->status |= CPUIDLE_STATUS_DETECTED;
+
+err_ret:
mutex_unlock(&cpuidle_lock);
return 0;
Index: new/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
===================================================================
--- new.orig/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c 2007-03-21 14:25:15.000000000 -0800
+++ new/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c 2007-03-21 14:25:53.000000000 -0800
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
ret = cpuidle_curr_driver->init(dev);
if (ret) {
module_put(cpuidle_curr_driver->owner);
- printk(KERN_ERROR "cpuidle: driver %s failed to attach to cpu %d\n",
+ printk(KERN_INFO "cpuidle: driver %s failed to attach to cpu %d\n",
cpuidle_curr_driver->name, dev->cpu);
} else {
if (dev->status & CPUIDLE_STATUS_GOVERNOR_ATTACHED)
-
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