linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Replace nvidia timer override quirk with pci id list

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Date:	Sat, 9 Feb 2008 14:03:06 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...il.com>,
	Prakash Punnoor <prakash@...noor.de>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, mingo@...e.hu,
	tglx@...utronix.de, lenb@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Replace nvidia timer override quirk with pci id list

On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 15:18:52 +0100
Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:

> > Sort of coming in in the middle of this because I just realized this may have 
> > something to do with the "exception Emask" errors. I have an NF2, and the 
> 
> exception Emask is a SATA problem. Shouldn't be caused by timer troubles.
> This means in theory it could be that your sata driver if compiled
> in is the first thing to use timers, but normally if the timers are
> broken you get a earlier hang somewhere else.

Badly wrong timer speed would do that, as would the timer change breaking
other IRQ delivery somewhere

Alan
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