linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] Something goes wrong with timer statistics.

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Message-Id: <1180478138.19814.2.camel@pi.pomac.com>
Date:	Wed, 30 May 2007 00:35:28 +0200
From:	Ian Kumlien <iank@...dband.net>
To:	Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@...il.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] Something goes wrong with timer statistics.

On ons, 2007-05-30 at 00:24 +0200, Michal Piotrowski wrote:
> Hi Ian,
> 
> (Thomas "The Wizard of Time" added to CC :))
> 
> On 29/05/07, Ian Kumlien <iank@...dband.net> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > As the daystar sets, i try to play some with my new would be
> > firewall/server, but since this will be running for quite some time i
> > have been experimenting with powertop to find out what i can do to limit
> > it's power usage.
> >
> > But, if i run powertop for too long or a few times to many... this
> > happens:
> > http://pomac.netswarm.net/pics/kernel_panic.jpg
> >
> > If i don't run powertop, it is rock solid... Compiling for hours,
> > running memtest for hours etc etc...
> 
> (Where is my magic ball?)

(Lost? =))

> Let me guess - Pentium 4 with HT?

Core 2 Duo, without HT =)

> Also, please try the latest hrt tree
> http://tglx.de/projects/hrtimers/2.6.22-rc3/

If you still think i should try that, i will, this box is not in
production yet for a while so... =)

I switched to using 64 bit hpet after the last crash, will this
influence the results?

> Regards,
> Michal
> 
-- 
Ian Kumlien <pomac () vapor ! com> -- http://pomac.netswarm.net
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