linux-kernel - Re: Also on x86 - was: 2.6.33-rc1: hrtimers and tickless broken on m68knommu.

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Date:	Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:30:32 +0100
From:	Oliver Hartkopp <oliver@...tkopp.net>
To:	Steven King <sfking@...dc.com>, johnstul@...ibm.com
CC:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Also on x86 - was: 2.6.33-rc1: hrtimers and tickless broken on
 m68knommu.

Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> i'm currently checking in LKML why my Dell 830 Laptop is not booting at all
> with 2.6.33-rc1 - and i found your thread:
> 
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/12/18/494
> 
> I also use a setup with tickless & hrtimers enabled - but on a x86.
> 
> Same behaviour as on your m68knommu box: Just nothing to see ...

I tried to dig a little deeper:

After disabling

- TICKLESS
- HRTIMER
- HPET
- SMP

step by step I did not get any improvement on my Laptop :-(

So it's probably not a timer issue on my box.

The latest net-2.6 of Dave Miller is still running well ...

Regards,
Oliver

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