Re: Oops with ACPI (in sched:566)

[Michael Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>]

I haven't checked for BIOS updates for the SLT2 for a while, but in the 
code as of 6-12 months ago there is definitely a mutex deadlock.

Andrew already has all the details.

> > From: Marcin Gogolewski [mailto:marcing@ms-itti.com.pl]
> > I have STL2 machine, if I compile kernel (2.4.18) with ACPI I got:
> > [...] (I hope this is OK, I write it down from monitor ;-) )
> > ACPI: Core Subsystem version [20011018]
> > Scheduling in interrupt
> > kernel BUG at sched:566!
> 
> I've heard of problems with STL2 before, due to a poor ACPI BIOS.
> 
> If you're willing, I'd be great if you could get the ACPI pmtools
> (http://developer.intel.com/technology/iapc/acpi/downloads.htm), run
> acpidmp, and send me the output. At least then I can put the STL2 on the
> ACPI blacklist, and maybe we can figure out more about the problem, too.
> 
> Regards -- Andy

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