linux-kernel - [git pull] was: Re: 2.6.24-rc8 hangs at mfgpt-timer

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Date:	Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:53:18 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
cc:	Arnd Hannemann <hannemann@...informatik.rwth-aachen.de>,
	Jordan Crouse <jordan.crouse@....com>,
	Lars Heete <hel@...in.de>,
	Andres Salomon <dilinger@...ued.net>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [git pull] was: Re: 2.6.24-rc8 hangs at mfgpt-timer

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Arnd Hannemann <hannemann@...informatik.rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
> 
> > > The attached patch rearranges the code so that the handler is 
> > > installed before we setup the interrupt (so we have somebody to 
> > > listen to the immediate interrupt), and it makes sure that we clear 
> > > the event in the IRQ handler regardless of the state of the timer 
> > > tick.
> > 
> > This patch indeed solves the problem. The board boots fine. Great 
> > work!
> 
> since this driver is new in 2.6.24, perhaps we should apply this fix to 
> v2.6.24?

Yes. It is definitely a safe change and makes otherwise broken systems
work. There is no impact to anything else than the GEODEs.

Linus,

if you agree, please pull the fix from:

 ssh://master.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/x86/linux-2.6-x86.git

Thanks,

	tglx
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