linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.24-mm1 bugs

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Message-Id: <E1JQ057-0005Dj-R7@pomaz-ex.szeredi.hu>
Date:	Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:54:21 +0100
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	peterz@...radead.org
CC:	miklos@...redi.hu, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jdike@...toit.com, jack@...e.cz
Subject: Re: 2.6.24-mm1 bugs

> On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 12:43 +0100, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> 
> >  - strange key repeating (short press of a key results in lots of key
> >    press events) when there's some sort of load (I/O?)  I may have
> >    seen this on non-mm kernels as well, but it's definitely more
> >    noticable in -mm
> 
> Do you have CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED enabled?, if so, does disabling it
> make it go away?

Yes, it's enabled.  I'll try disabling, but can't immediately verify
if it's fixed, as this happens relatively rarely.

But to me it doesn't really sound like a scheduling issue.  Rather
something timer or interrupt related.  But I'm very stupid in all
these areas, so...

Thanks,
Miklos
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