From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760674AbZBMUs6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:48:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752760AbZBMUst (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:48:49 -0500 Received: from Mycroft.westnet.com ([216.187.52.7]:54053 "EHLO Mycroft.westnet.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752696AbZBMUss (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:48:48 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <18837.56478.10536.6978@stoffel.org> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:48:30 -0500 From: "John Stoffel" To: Philippe Grenard Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Len Brown Subject: Re: PROBLEM: cannot get stable system since 2.6.28 kernel In-Reply-To: <200902132056.20097.philippe.grenard@laposte.net> References: <200902131944.56634.philippe.grenard@laposte.net> <200902132056.20097.philippe.grenard@laposte.net> X-Mailer: VM 8.0.9 under Emacs 22.2.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org >>>>> "Philippe" == Philippe Grenard writes: Philippe> On Friday 13 February 2009 19:56:54 Len Brown wrote: >> dmesg -- assuming you can boot far enough to capture it, >> may be helpful. >> >> also, disabling PREEMPT may be interesting to try. >> >> cheers, >> -- >> Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center Philippe> I tried to disable all "PREEMPT" options in make config, re-compiled 2.6.29-rc4 Philippe> and managed to get these info before kernel stalls : Philippe> (Was that what you understood by "disabling PREEMPT" ?) Philippe> I'll also try to make some diff on the different files to Philippe> see what changes between working 2.6.27.10 and non-working Philippe> 2.6.29-rc4 .... Philippe> [ 33.663143] input: btnx mouse as /class/input/input9 Philippe> [ 36.351195] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. Philippe> [ 36.603727] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 Philippe> [ 36.603733] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 Philippe> [ 36.603892] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 180.22 Tue Jan Philippe> 6 09:15:58 PST 2009 Philippe> [ 36.606686] IRQ 16/nvidia: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs Here's your problem most probably. The nVidia graphics module. Remove that and re-try your system. Basically, we can't help you when you use a vendor's binary module. John