From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262353AbTLSKgQ (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Dec 2003 05:36:16 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262355AbTLSKgQ (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Dec 2003 05:36:16 -0500 Received: from legolas.restena.lu ([158.64.1.34]:26767 "EHLO smtp.restena.lu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262353AbTLSKgO (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Dec 2003 05:36:14 -0500 Subject: Re: Catching NForce2 lockup with NMI watchdog From: Craig Bradney To: ross@datscreative.com.au Cc: "Maciej W. Rozycki" , george@mvista.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <200312191538.34551.ross@datscreative.com.au> References: <200312180414.17925.ross@datscreative.com.au> <1071757363.18749.42.camel@athlonxp.bradney.info> <200312191538.34551.ross@datscreative.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1071830168.5624.2.camel@athlonxp.bradney.info> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:36:08 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 06:38, Ross Dickson wrote: > On Friday 19 December 2003 00:22, Craig Bradney wrote: > > Just as an FYI, still going strong here with the old api and ioapic > > patches. 5d 20h now. > > > > When the official 2.6.0 comes to Gentoo Linux I can try that with > > whatever patches people are finding stable for these nforce fixes. > > > > Anyone had any luck in talking to ASUS re a BIOS update? > > > > Craig > > > > I have not talked to ASUS. I note from peoples postings that with the > latest award bios we may need no apic patches (C1 disconnect auto), > just an ioapic one to work round a buggy bios. I don't think you can run > nmi_watchdog=1 with the old io-apic (not of my doing) patch. > > I have pheonix bios MOBOS from albatron and epox so award bios doesn't help me. > No disconnect options available in setup. > My apic ack delay patch lets the bios have its disconnect on and keep the cpu a > few degrees cooler besides whatever else it and the nforce2 chipset might want > to control it for. > > I have been advised my query wrt my apic ack delay patch is progressing > with AMD but I have nothing technical to report on it. > > I have made and am trialling, but have not yet posted a kernel arg controlled > version combining my v1 and v2 apic ack delay patches. This would be better > than what I have released in the past because people can fix bioses as the > fixes become available and use timer ack delay in the mean time. > Of course there is still athcool and the earlier disconnect patch to force > things if desired. > > Regards > Ross. Ok Ross. Well, Gentoo's 2.6 is out now so whenever you want me to test your new patch I can try it. Ive been looking back through the list for the updated patches but things seemed to have changed here and there even for the v2 patches so I think I'll wait for the next round of patchesas things seem a little confusing. 2.6test11 is still running happily.. 6d15h now. Craig