linux-kernel - Re: Booting 2.6.30-rc2-git7 very slow

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Date:	Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:32:33 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Martin Knoblauch <knobi@...bisoft.de>
To:	Martin Knoblauch <spamtrap@...bisoft.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Booting 2.6.30-rc2-git7 very slow

----- Original Message ----

> From: Martin Knoblauch <spamtrap@...bisoft.de>
> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:21:41 PM
> Subject: Booting 2.6.30-rc2-git7 very slow
> 
> 
> Hi, [please CC me on replies, as I am not subscribed]
> 
> booting  2.6.30-rc2-git7 on a HP/DL380G3 (x86_64, RHEL4.3, 64 bit userspace) is 
> much slower that it used to be. It seems I run into timeouts when [trying to] 
> load intel and tg3 microcodes:
> 
> [   14.478892] platform microcode: firmware: requesting intel-ucode/0f-04-0a
> [   74.476741] platform microcode: firmware: requesting intel-ucode/0f-04-0a
> [  134.476638] platform microcode: firmware: requesting intel-ucode/0f-04-0a
> [  194.476637] platform microcode: firmware: requesting intel-ucode/0f-04-0a
> [  254.476493] Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 , Peter Oruba
> [  254.718489] Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 removed.
> 
> So, we see 60 seconds for eaoch of the CPUs. I do not know where the ucode is searched for.
> 
> [  255.273426] tg3 0000:03:01.0: PME# disabled
> [  257.833769] tg3: eth0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex.
> [  257.833775] tg3: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX.
> [  269.643973] tg3 0000:03:01.1: firmware: requesting tigon/tg3_tso.bin
> [  329.640456] eth1: Failed to load firmware "tigon/tg3_tso.bin"
> [  329.640463] eth1: TSO capability disabled.
> [  329.640487] tg3 0000:03:01.1: PME# disabled
> [  333.081753] tg3: eth1: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex.
> [  333.081759] tg3: eth1: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX.
> 
> We see 60 seconds for eth1, complaining about a failed firmware load.
> /lib/firmware/tigon/tg3_tso.bin does exist and is from the current
> build.
> 
> 
> So, any ideas? Config is attached
>

 This time really....

 Btw. without the timeouts the boot sequence would likely finish in less than 60 seconds, compared to 250 seconds for earlier kernels.

> Cheers
> Martin
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Martin Knoblauch
> email: k n o b i AT knobisoft DOT de
> www:  http://www.knobisoft.de

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