FYI, we noticed the below changes on https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux.git x86 commit 540cc882de7d1da2e71591e215f0e04cb89883fa ("x86 tsc_msr: Extend to include Intel Core Architecture") +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | | 4a62ba36cf | 540cc882de | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | boot_successes | 6 | 2 | | boot_failures | 0 | 4 | | Kernel_panic-not_syncing:timer_doesn't_work_through_Interrupt-remapped_IO-APIC | 0 | 4 | | backtrace:native_smp_prepare_cpus | 0 | 4 | | backtrace:kernel_init_freeable | 0 | 4 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ [ 10.356175] apic 8 pin 22 not connected [ 10.423608] apic 8 pin 23 not connected [ 10.491416] ..TIMER: vector=0x30 apic1=0 pin1=2 apic2=-1 pin2=-1 [ 10.604127] Kernel panic - not syncing: timer doesn't work through Interrupt-remapped IO-APIC [ 10.749903] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 4.6.0-rc1-00006-g540cc88 #1 [ 10.878087] Hardware name: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 9020/0DNKMN, BIOS A05 12/05/2013 [ 11.001839] 0000000000000000 ffff88020b19fd28 ffffffff8142e39a ffffffff81c805d8 [ 11.131854] ffff88020b19fdb8 ffff88020b19fda8 ffffffff81172af3 0000000000000008 [ 11.261797] ffff88020b19fdb8 ffff88020b19fd50 ffffffffffffffcf 00000134d11c57b3 [ 11.391710] Call Trace: [ 11.434242] [] dump_stack+0x63/0x89 [ 11.522290] [] panic+0xd0/0x217 [ 11.604443] [] panic_if_irq_remap+0x1c/0x20 [ 11.704247] [] setup_IO_APIC+0x36e/0x7d4 [ 11.799615] [] apic_bsp_setup+0xa1/0xac [ 11.893529] [] native_smp_prepare_cpus+0x277/0x2f9 [ 12.003570] [] kernel_init_freeable+0xcd/0x21f [ 12.107762] [] kernel_init+0xe/0x110 [ 12.197239] [] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x40 [ 12.289687] [] ? rest_init+0x90/0x90 ACPI MEMORY or I/O RESET_REG. To reproduce: git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wfg/lkp-tests.git cd lkp-tests bin/lkp install job.yaml # job file is attached in this email bin/lkp run job.yaml Thanks, Kernel Test Robot