Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1031057AbWKPBpi (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:45:38 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1031056AbWKPBpi (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:45:38 -0500 Received: from smtp1.netcabo.pt ([212.113.174.28]:7850 "EHLO exch01smtp10.hdi.tvcabo") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1031057AbWKPBph (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:45:37 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ao8CAD5RW0VThFhodGdsb2JhbACBSosBAQ X-Antivirus-bastov-Mail-From: sergio@sergiomb.no-ip.org via bastov.localdomain X-Antivirus-bastov: 1.25-st-qms (Clear:RC:0(83.132.181.10):SA:0(-1.4/5.0):. Processed in 4.092938 secs Process 2323) Subject: Re: AMD X2 unsynced TSC fix? From: Sergio Monteiro Basto Reply-To: sergio@sergiomb.no-ip.org To: Andreas Arens Cc: acpi devel , tglx@linutronix.de, Siddha@vger.kernel.org, Suresh B , Andi Kleen , Lee Revell , Chris Friesen , linux-kernel , len.brown@intel.com, Ingo Molnar , Arjan van de Ven , john stultz In-Reply-To: <1163641096.3109.17.camel@monteirov> References: <1161969308.27225.120.camel@mindpipe> <1162009373.26022.22.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1162177848.2914.13.camel@localhost.portugal> <200610301623.14535.ak@suse.de> <1162253008.2999.9.camel@localhost.portugal> <20061030184155.A3790@unix-os.sc.intel.com> <1162345608.2961.7.camel@localhost.portugal> <20061031184411.E3790@unix-os.sc.intel.com> <1162945339.4455.12.camel@monteirov> <1163015628.8335.52.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1163032780.19484.4.camel@monteirov> <1163034804.25019.56.camel@localhost> <1163555514.3099.17.camel@monteirov> <20061115193514.41C01102C011@mail.goron.de> <1163641096.3109.17.camel@monteirov> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=sha1; protocol="application/x-pkcs7-signature"; boundary="=-udbwuiFlnT1tyVcfgVN/" Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:45:24 +0000 Message-Id: <1163641524.3369.2.camel@monteirov> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.1.1 (2.8.1.1-3.fc6) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Nov 2006 01:45:35.0464 (UTC) FILETIME=[E8EA9680:01C70920] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 7174 Lines: 134 --=-udbwuiFlnT1tyVcfgVN/ Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-5w4M98HX8iwPT9AazA67" --=-5w4M98HX8iwPT9AazA67 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable yap Andreas Arens send the patch just for me, I am sending it to the maling lists. On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 01:38 +0000, Sergio Monteiro Basto wrote: > On Wed, 2006-11-15 at 19:40 +0100, Andreas Arens wrote: > > as I see from the dmesg on the Fedora bugzilla, your acpi tables > > don't provide an entry to the HPET timer.=20 >=20 > > As the VIA8237 happens to have a built-in HPET, I was able to force it > > on using the > > attached patch (against 2.6.18) on an X2 system with the same > > problem, which greatly improved the system stability for me. >=20 > But I have one Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.8 on a VIA8237 > My latest suspect of the root of the problem of my computer is not in > Processor but in those VIAs. As you find that "don't provide an entry to > the HPET timer on acpi tables" it match, but how do you know that ? > I don't send DSDT on bugzilla=20 >=20 >=20 > > The patch is hand-crafted from some older clock-tick kernel tree > > sources I found by googling. > >=20 > > The thing is hackish and not suitable for mainline inclusion, > > but may be useful nontheless. > > If you find it useful, and it helps you please let me know. >=20 > I try your patch and it give me this differences on dmesg (file attach), > detect a different timer.c but no improvement without notsc boot option > and with notsc the computer got worst. >=20 >=20 > >=20 --=20 S=E9rgio M.B. --=-5w4M98HX8iwPT9AazA67 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=2_6_18_via_8237_force_hpet_enable.diff Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Type: text/x-patch; name=2_6_18_via_8237_force_hpet_enable.diff; charset=ISO-8859-15 LS0tIGxpbnV4LTIuNi4xOC1nZW50b28tcjIvYXJjaC94ODZfNjQva2VybmVsL3RpbWUuYy51bnBh dGNoZWQJMjAwNi0xMS0xNSAxOToyOTowNy4wMDAwMDAwMDAgKzAxMDANCisrKyBsaW51eC0yLjYu MTgtZ2VudG9vLXIyL2FyY2gveDg2XzY0L2tlcm5lbC90aW1lLmMJMjAwNi0xMS0xNSAxOTozMDo1 MS4wMDAwMDAwMDAgKzAxMDANCkBAIC00Miw2ICs0Miw5IEBADQogI2lmZGVmIENPTkZJR19YODZf TE9DQUxfQVBJQw0KICNpbmNsdWRlIDxhc20vYXBpYy5oPg0KICNlbmRpZg0KKyNpZiAxDQorI2lu Y2x1ZGUgPGxpbnV4L3BjaV9pZHMuaD4NCisjZW5kaWYNCiANCiAjaWZkZWYgQ09ORklHX0NQVV9G UkVRDQogc3RhdGljIHZvaWQgY3B1ZnJlcV9kZWxheWVkX2dldCh2b2lkKTsNCkBAIC04MTUsNiAr ODE4LDQ4IEBADQogc3RhdGljIGludCBocGV0X2luaXQodm9pZCkNCiB7DQogCXVuc2lnbmVkIGlu dCBpZDsNCisjaWYgMQ0KKwl1bmlvbiBjb25mX2FkZHJlc3Mgew0KKwkJc3RydWN0IHsNCisJCQl1 OAlyZWc7DQorCQkJdTgJZnVuYzoJMzsNCisJCQl1OAlkZXY6CTU7DQorCQkJdTgJYnVzOw0KKwkJ CXU4CXJlc2VydmVkOjc7DQorCQkJdTgJZW5hYmxlOgkxOw0KKwkJfSBiaXRzOw0KKwkJdTMyCWR3 b3JkOw0KKwl9Ow0KKwl1bmlvbiBjb25mX2FkZHJlc3MgY2EgPSB7DQorCQkuYml0cy5yZWcgPSAw LA0KKwkJLmJpdHMuZGV2ID0gMTcsDQorCQkuYml0cy5lbmFibGUgPSAxDQorCX07DQorCXVuaW9u IHsNCisJCXN0cnVjdCB7DQorCQkJdTggY29udHJvbDsNCisJCQl1OCBhZGRyZXNzWzNdOw0KKwkJ fSBocGV0Ow0KKwkJdW5zaWduZWQgcmF3Ow0KKwl9IGhwZXQ7DQorCXUzMiB2ZW5kb3JfaWQsIGNv bnRyb2w7DQorDQorCWNvbnRyb2wgPSBpbmwoMHhjZjgpOw0KKwlwcmludGsoIiVYXG4iLCBjb250 cm9sKTsNCisJb3V0bChjYS5kd29yZCwgMHhjZjgpOw0KKwl2ZW5kb3JfaWQgPSBpbmwoMHhjZmMp Ow0KKwlpZiAodmVuZG9yX2lkID09IChQQ0lfVkVORE9SX0lEX1ZJQSArIChQQ0lfREVWSUNFX0lE X1ZJQV84MjM3IDw8IDE2KSkpIHsNCisJCWhwZXQucmF3ID0gMHhGRUQwMDAwMDsNCisJCWhwZXQu aHBldC5jb250cm9sID0gMHg4MDsNCisJCWNhLmJpdHMucmVnID0gMHg2ODsNCisJCW91dGwoY2Eu ZHdvcmQsIDB4Y2Y4KTsNCisJCW91dGwoaHBldC5yYXcsIDB4Y2ZjKTsNCisJCW91dGwoY2EuZHdv cmQsIDB4Y2Y4KTsNCisJCXZ4dGltZS5ocGV0X2FkZHJlc3MgPSAoaW5sKDB4Y2ZjKSAmIDB4RkZG RkZGMDApOw0KKwkJcHJpbnRrKEtFUk5fV0FSTklORyAidGltZS5jOiBXQVJOSU5HOiBFbmFibGVk IFZJQTgyMzcgSFBFVCAiDQorCQkgICAgICAgImF0ICUjbHguXG4iLCB2eHRpbWUuaHBldF9hZGRy ZXNzKTsNCisJfQ0KKyNlbmRpZg0KIA0KIAlpZiAoIXZ4dGltZS5ocGV0X2FkZHJlc3MpDQogCQly ZXR1cm4gLTE7DQo= --=-5w4M98HX8iwPT9AazA67-- --=-udbwuiFlnT1tyVcfgVN/ Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; 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