linux-kernel - Re: [regression] Re: [ 049/149] rtc: Disable the alarm in the hardware (v2)

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Message-ID: <50BE423F.1010301@linaro.org>
Date:	Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:34:39 -0800
From:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
To:	Heinz Wiesinger <HMWiesinger@....at>
CC:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Rabin Vincent <rabin.vincent@...ricsson.com>,
	Janne Boman <janne.m.boman@...il.com>,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [regression] Re: [ 049/149] rtc: Disable the alarm in the hardware
 (v2)

On 12/04/2012 02:34 AM, Heinz Wiesinger wrote:
> On Monday 03 December 2012 15:14:12 you wrote:
>> On 11/05/2012 02:55 PM, Heinz Wiesinger wrote:
>>> On Monday 05 November 2012 11:13:31 Greg KH wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 01:11:18AM -0800, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> In March, Greg KH wrote:
>>>>>> 3.2-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me
>>>>>> know.
>>>>> Sorry, I'm a little late.  This seems to be causing spurious wakeups
>>>>> after shutdown on some systems just like v1 did. :/
>>>>>
>>>>> Janne Boman reports[1], using an HP EliteBook 8530w:
>>>>> | I'm unable to shutdown my system via normal means. The system
>>>>> | completes the shutdown process, all hardware lights are off, but then
>>>>> | somehow it restarts.
>>>>>
>>>>> Based on a quick web search, Heinz Wiesinger, using the same model,
>>>>>
>>>>> ran into the same problem and bisected it to this patch:
>>>>>     https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44261
>>>>>
>>>>> Janne confirmed the same by testing kernels closely based on 3.2.13
>>>>> and 3.2.14 --- 3.2.13 shut down fine, while on 3.2.14 "shutdown -h
>>>>> now" behaved roughly speaking like "reboot".  A kernel close to 3.6.4
>>>>> was also affected.
>>>> So is 3.6.6 still and issue?  How about 3.7-rc4?  3.4.18?  Figuring out
>>>> if this is still an issue in Linus's tree would be the best thing to do
>>>> first.
>>> I checked 3.7-rc4 and the issue is still there. Should I still test the
>>> other versions as well? I can do so but it might take a bit.
>>>
>>> If you need anything else, I'll be happy to help wherever I can.
>> Hey Heinz,
>>     Sorry for being slow to respond to this, I was on leave when it
>> arrived, and it got buried under other items.
>>
>> This is peculiar.  I'm guessing something quirky with your hardware is
>> causing the alarm irq to trigger shortly after we supposedly disable it.
>> Could you send me your dmesg and kernel config?
>>
>> After that I'll likely have to send you some debugging instructions
>> (commenting out various lines) to try to figure out what exactly is
>> triggering it.
>>
>> Sorry for the trouble!
> Hey John,
>
> Don't worry, I know how it is to be busy.
>
> For the dmesg/kernel config is it fine if I send you the one from 3.7-rc4 or
> should I update to a more recent version?
3.7-rc4 is fine.

> I've also now seen this behaviour on another notebook with completely different
> hardware (Asus VX1). I can send you dmesg output from that one too if you
> want. Kernel config should be almost identical, but it's running 3.2.29 still.
Yea, dmesg there would be good as well.

thanks
-john

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