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Message-ID: <20080902101749.3056197a@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:17:49 +0100
From: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
Alok Kataria <akataria@...are.com>,
Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>
Subject: Re: Regression in 2.6.27 caused by commit bfc0f59
> On the machine you have trouble with the PIT on, does this thing trigger?
>
> If it does, that could be a simple way to say whether you prefer PM_TIMER
> over PIT.
You'll get funny answers on the Geode doing that. It will also randomly
mistrigger on some laptops - they don't use SMI for PIC but their power
handling SMIs will trigger that randomly.
PMTimer may also be an SMI too btw.
Alan
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