From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
To: Jordan Crouse <jordan.crouse@amd.com>
Cc: Jens Rottmann <JRottmann@LiPPERTEmbedded.de>,
Andres Salomon <dilinger@debian.org>,
linux-geode@bombadil.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: geode-mfgpt: check IRQ before using MFGPT as clocksource
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:53:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080815155313.GF27955@elte.hu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080815152948.GB30024@cosmic.amd.com>
* Jordan Crouse <jordan.crouse@amd.com> wrote:
> On 15/08/08 17:11 +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >
> > * Jens Rottmann <JRottmann@LiPPERTEmbedded.de> wrote:
> >
> > > Adds a simple IRQ autodetection to the AMD Geode MFGPT driver, and
> > > more importantly, adds some checks, if IRQs can actually be received
> > > on the chosen line. This fixes cases where MFGPT is selected as
> > > clocksource though not producing any ticks, so the kernel simply
> > > starves during boot.
> >
> > i've applied it to tip/x86/geode. Should it go into v2.6.27 via
> > x86/urgent, or should wait for v2.6.28?
>
> It fixes a real system hang for some folks, so 2.6.27 would be great
> if you and Linus agree.
ok - i've put it into tip/x86/urgent as well.
Ingo
prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-08-15 15:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-07-31 7:23 MFGPT driver inhibits boot on some boards Jens Rottmann
2008-07-31 14:36 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-07-31 20:53 ` Andres Salomon
2008-07-31 20:57 ` pci resource conflicts Andres Salomon
2008-08-01 15:25 ` MFGPT driver inhibits boot on some boards Jens Rottmann
2008-08-01 16:00 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-08-04 12:40 ` [PATCH] geode-mfgpt: check IRQ before using MFGPT as clocksource Jens Rottmann
2008-08-15 15:11 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-08-15 15:29 ` Jordan Crouse
2008-08-15 15:53 ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
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