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Message-ID: <4725D2A5.1050908@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:01:33 +0530
From:	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl>
CC:	Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	stable@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [stable] 2.6.23 regression: top displaying 9999% CPU usage

Frans Pop wrote:
> Hello Balbir,

[snip]

> Any progress on this issue? I noticed that it's still there in current git.
> 

I have been looking elsewhere, sorry, I'll look into this issue tonight

> If a better implementation is not expected any time soon, how about an ACK 
> on the reversion patch Christian proposed in
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/16/76
> so we can at least get rid of the regression?
> 

We'll I initially thought of it and then I remembered that the
regression occurs only when the accounting itself is inaccurate.
I am tempted to ack the removal, but I would like to get input
from others. Meanwhile, I'll try and see if I can fix the problem

> Thanks,
> Frans Pop


-- 
	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL
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