linux-kernel - Re: Bug#855183: linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.1-amd64: modprobe intel_rapl

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1702201524110.4208@nanos>
Date:   Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:24:45 -0800 (PST)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Miloslav Hůla <miloslav.hula@...il.com>
cc:     Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>, x86@...nel.org,
        855183@...s.debian.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Kan Liang <kan.liang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: Bug#855183: linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.1-amd64: modprobe intel_rapl_perf
 stay in uninterruptible sleep

On Mon, 20 Feb 2017, Miloslav Hůla wrote:
> Dne 17.02.2017 v 11:47 Thomas Gleixner napsal(a):
> > What's really confusing is this information from the bug report:
> > 
> > " When I changed:
> > 
> >   Power technology:
> >   - from Energy Efficient
> >   - to Custom
> > 
> >   Energy Performance BIAS Setting:
> >   - from Balanced Performance
> >   - to Performance
> > 
> >   problem disappeared. systemd-udevd starts normally, module can be
> >   normally rmmod/insmod'ed now, load is 0.07."
> > 
> > Miloslav: Is there any chance you can try a 4.10-rc8 kernel on that
> > machine?
> 
> I compiled 4.10-rc8 kernel with a stock '/boot/config-4.9.0-0.bpo.1-amd64'
> config from Debian Jessie backports. Then I reverted BIOS settings to previous
> state and rebooted the server. Kernel and all modules loaded normally,
> rmmod/insmod intel_rapl_perf passed normally.
> 
> Then, without any BIOS change, I rebooted with stock 4.9.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 and
> suprisingly, everything works, I cannot reproduce it.
> 
> My knowledge on the field of BIOS are shallow. I don't know what I can do to
> reproduce the bug now.

Did you just reboot or go through a cold start? That might make a difference.

Thanks,

	tglx