linux-kernel - Re: WARNING: at arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1239 setup_local

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Date:	Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:07:59 +0200
From:	Conny Seidel <conny.seidel@....com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
CC:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	"Herrmann3, Andreas" <Andreas.Herrmann3@....com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"JBeulich@...ell.com" <JBeulich@...ell.com>
Subject: Re: WARNING: at arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1239
 setup_local_APIC+...

On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:12:15 -0400
Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org> wrote:

>On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 01:55:56PM -0400, Tejun Heo wrote:
>> Jan hit similar problem a while back.
>>
>>   http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1180954
>>
>> I can't seem to find the patch in mainline.  Jan, Ingo?  Borislav,
>> would the patch there resolve the warning you're seeing too?
>
>There's even a -v2 at
>http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=131722471001895
>
>We'll run that one to test.

Looks good. The warning is gone.

>> Anyways, to summarize, the early apic thing isn't necessary anymore
>> and can be ripped out and the warning is pretty much bogus at this
>> point.  I'll rip it out soonish.
>
>Ok, thanks.
>


--
regards,
Conny Seidel

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