linux-kernel - Re: Regression: boot failure on AMD Elan TS-5500

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Date:	Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:24:44 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Sean Young <sean@...s.org>
CC:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Regression: boot failure on AMD Elan TS-5500

Sean Young wrote:
> I was just trying to confirm this with postive and negative tests which 
> is failing. I'm probably being an idiot, please let systematically test
> this.
>
> This does not seem like the heisenbug category, or is it?
>   

Possibly.  Does the platform use system-management mode?  If it does, it 
may depend on whether you get an SMM interrupt in a critical window.

    J
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