linux-kernel - Re: [KERNEL BUG] do_timer/tick_handover_do

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Date:	Thu, 07 May 2015 07:08:31 +0200
From:	Mike Galbraith <umgwanakikbuti@...il.com>
To:	"Oza (Pawandeep) Oza" <oza@...adcom.com>
Cc:	pawandeep oza <oza.contri.linux.kernel@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	malayasen rout <malayasen.rout@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [KERNEL BUG] do_timer/tick_handover_do_timer 3.10.17

On Thu, 2015-05-07 at 04:37 +0000, Oza (Pawandeep) Oza wrote:
> Problem Statement: the timkeeping is stopped, do_timer is no more a
> job of cpu0.
> 
> The reason: the variable "tick_do_timer_cpu" is not set to correct CPU
> (cpu0)
> And when BUG() happens, the tick_do_timer_cpu variable stay set to 1,
> 2 or 3 (we have 4 cores)

Solution Statement: Fix the UTTERLY DEADLY bug.

	-Mike

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