linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.24-rc8-git does not boot on Geode LX

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Message-ID: <20080120092558.GA6515@1wt.eu>
Date:	Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:25:58 +0100
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.24-rc8-git does not boot on Geode LX

Hi Ingo,

On Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 10:13:15AM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Willy Tarreau <w@....eu> wrote:
> 
> > Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.                                               
> > Freeing SMP alternatives: 0k freed                                              
> > net_namespace: 64 bytes                                                         
> > NET: Registered protocol family 16                                              
> > -----> hangs here <-----
> 
> just a hint: this is near the first piece of code that makes active use 
> of a timer wakeup, on a typical x86 bootup. So sometimes if timers are 
> not working at all, hangs happen around here. But the PCI related thing 
> you suspect could be the reason too. Getting a SysRq-T or an NMI 
> printout (if that's possible) of the hung site would be nice.

OK Thanks for the hint, I'll try things like this when I get back home.

Cheers,
Willy

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