linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.27-rc6 regression] Intermittent boot problem with 2.6.27-rc6

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Message-ID: <20080917200129.GD3436@localdomain>
Date:	Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:01:29 -0700
From:	Ravikiran G Thirumalai <kiran@...lex86.org>
To:	"Zhang, Yanmin" <yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [2.6.27-rc6 regression] Intermittent boot problem with
	2.6.27-rc6

On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 04:23:06PM +0800, Zhang, Yanmin wrote:
>
>On Tue, 2008-09-16 at 13:04 -0700, Ravikiran G Thirumalai wrote:
>> I am trying a few things -- commandline options to eliminate popular
>> suspects (such as unsynced tsc clocksources)  as well as git bisect, but
>> wanted to report the regression in the meanwhile.
>> Here's the dmesg of a 24 core 6 node wedged system.
>Because the git doesn't include my patch. Pls. try it.
>
>http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122093094701219&w=2
>

Thanks Yanmin,  Your patch fixes the problem indeed.
The test machine passed  over 10  boots without hanging up.

Kiran
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