FYI, we noticed the below changes on https://github.com/0day-ci/linux Andi-Kleen/x86-perf-Use-a-new-PMU-ack-sequence-on-Skylake/20151016-074238 commit 68c3d26413417b69cde6b4e6661f29dbf40fb65a ("x86, perf: Use a new PMU ack sequence on Skylake") +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | | e9363deeb2 | 68c3d26413 | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | boot_successes | 11 | 15 | | boot_failures | 0 | 8 | | WARNING:at_arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c:#intel_pmu_handle_irq() | 0 | 8 | | backtrace:dev_printk | 0 | 2 | | backtrace:pci_pm_init | 0 | 2 | | backtrace:acpi_bus_scan | 0 | 8 | | backtrace:acpi_scan_init | 0 | 8 | | backtrace:acpi_init | 0 | 8 | | backtrace:kernel_init_freeable | 0 | 8 | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ [ 1.503050] pci 0000:00:00.0: [8086:3406] type 00 class 0x060000 [ 1.509793] pci 0000:00:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold [ 1.515028] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 1.515032] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1 at arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c:1820 intel_pmu_handle_irq+0x481/0x4a0() [ 1.515033] perfevents: irq loop stuck! [ 1.515034] Modules linked in: [ 1.515035] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 4.3.0-rc4-00237-g68c3d26 #1 [ 1.515036] Hardware name: Intel Corporation S5520UR/S5520UR, BIOS S5500.86B.01.00.0050.050620101605 05/06/2010 [ 1.515038] ffffffff81b7a038 ffff8801e9a05b58 ffffffff81403b62 ffff8801e9a05ba0 [ 1.515039] ffff8801e9a05b90 ffffffff810757c6 ffff8801e9a0bfc0 0000000000000064 [ 1.515040] ffff88035e881000 0000000000000040 ffff8801e9a0c1c0 ffff8801e9a05bf0 [ 1.515040] Call Trace: [ 1.515048] [] dump_stack+0x4b/0x69 [ 1.515051] [] warn_slowpath_common+0x86/0xc0 [ 1.515052] [] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x4c/0x50 [ 1.515053] [] intel_pmu_handle_irq+0x481/0x4a0 [ 1.515057] [] perf_event_nmi_handler+0x26/0x40 [ 1.515060] [] nmi_handle+0x80/0x120 [ 1.515061] [] default_do_nmi+0x44/0x120 [ 1.515062] [] do_nmi+0xe2/0x130 [ 1.515065] [] end_repeat_nmi+0x1a/0x1e [ 1.515068] [] ? delay_tsc+0x2c/0x70 [ 1.515069] [] ? delay_tsc+0x2c/0x70 [ 1.515070] [] ? delay_tsc+0x2c/0x70 [ 1.515072] <> [] __const_udelay+0x27/0x30 [ 1.515075] [] wait_for_xmitr+0x2c/0xa0 [ 1.515077] [] serial8250_console_putchar+0x1c/0x30 [ 1.515078] [] ? wait_for_xmitr+0xa0/0xa0 [ 1.515079] [] uart_console_write+0x33/0x60 [ 1.515082] [] serial8250_console_write+0xc0/0x270 [ 1.515084] [] ? atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x21/0x30 [ 1.515087] [] ? vt_console_print+0x231/0x3d0 [ 1.515088] [] univ8250_console_write+0x26/0x30 [ 1.515090] [] call_console_drivers+0xf6/0x100 [ 1.515092] [] console_unlock+0x2fa/0x4d0 [ 1.515093] [] vprintk_emit+0x3c2/0x540 [ 1.515096] [] dev_vprintk_emit+0xb4/0x210 [ 1.515099] [] ? acpi_os_signal_semaphore+0x73/0x83 [ 1.515102] [] ? acpi_ut_release_mutex+0xb4/0xbc [ 1.515104] [] ? acpi_get_data_full+0x7d/0x90 [ 1.515105] [] ? __acpi_match_device+0x64/0x117 [ 1.515106] [] dev_printk_emit+0x3e/0x40 [ 1.515109] [] ? raw_pci_read+0x23/0x40 [ 1.515110] [] __dev_printk+0x46/0x90 [ 1.515111] [] dev_printk+0x4d/0x50 [ 1.515113] [] pci_pm_init+0x1c0/0x220 [ 1.515115] [] pci_device_add+0xb4/0x180 [ 1.515116] [] pci_scan_single_device+0x8c/0xb0 [ 1.515117] [] pci_scan_slot+0x53/0x110 [ 1.515118] [] pci_scan_child_bus+0x38/0x150 [ 1.515120] [] pci_acpi_scan_root+0x290/0x5e0 [ 1.515122] [] acpi_pci_root_add+0x3b0/0x49f [ 1.515123] [] ? acpi_sleep_proc_init+0x2a/0x2a [ 1.515125] [] acpi_bus_attach+0xd4/0x171 [ 1.515126] [] acpi_bus_attach+0x12e/0x171 [ 1.515127] [] acpi_bus_attach+0x12e/0x171 [ 1.515129] [] acpi_bus_scan+0x5c/0x67 [ 1.515130] [] acpi_scan_init+0x5b/0x190 [ 1.515131] [] acpi_init+0x269/0x286 [ 1.515133] [] do_one_initcall+0xb3/0x1d0 [ 1.515135] [] kernel_init_freeable+0x1c1/0x24e [ 1.515137] [] ? rest_init+0x90/0x90 [ 1.515138] [] kernel_init+0xe/0xe0 [ 1.515139] [] ret_from_fork+0x3f/0x70 [ 1.515140] [] ? rest_init+0x90/0x90 [ 1.515142] ---[ end trace 01fce7d27e4440f8 ]--- [ 1.515143] 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, Ying Huang