linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Tree for June 13: IO APIC breakage on HP nx6325

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Date:	Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:56:18 +0100 (BST)
From:	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for June 13: IO APIC breakage on HP nx6325

On Fri, 20 Jun 2008, Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> >  Is it now possible at the time check_timer() is called the 8254 has been
> > put in one of the single-shot modes?  If so, then additional code has to
> > be put in place either to switch the timer into the periodic mode for the
> > duration of check_timer() or to rearm the timer if in a single-shot mode
> > each time timer_irq_works() is called.
> 
> At this point the PIT is in periodic mode.

 I had a feeling this was the case -- thanks for your clarification.  
Nothing to change in check_timer() as far as this property is concerned
then.

  Maciej
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