Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1763303AbXKTVu0 (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:50:26 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1757077AbXKTVuL (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:50:11 -0500 Received: from mx2.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.151.9]:46443 "EHLO mx2.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757410AbXKTVuJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:50:09 -0500 Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:49:27 +0100 From: Ingo Molnar To: Greg KH Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge , Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@kernel.org, Javier Kohen , Andrew Morton , David Subject: Re: [stable] Soft lockups since stable kernel upgrade to 2.6.23.8 Message-ID: <20071120214927.GB24156@elte.hu> References: <20071117191211.GA12757@kroah.com> <473F498D.9090703@unsolicited.net> <20071117203705.GA21045@kroah.com> <473F88B0.1030309@goop.org> <20071119232252.GC3528@suse.de> <47423B26.1090607@goop.org> <20071120060525.GF20436@elte.hu> <20071120170519.GB15954@kroah.com> <20071120203919.GB10008@elte.hu> <20071120210315.GC13160@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071120210315.GC13160@kroah.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -1.5 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-1.5 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.1.7-deb -1.5 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1306 Lines: 34 * Greg KH wrote: > On Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 09:39:19PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > > > * Greg KH wrote: > > > > > > but we only have cpu_clock() from v2.6.23 onwards - so we should not > > > > apply the original patch to v2.6.22. (we should not have applied > > > > your patch that started the mess to begin with - but that's another > > > > matter.) > > > > > > Well, I can easily back that one out, if that is easier than adding 2 > > > more patches to try to fix up the mess here. > > > > > > Let me know if you feel that would be best. > > > > i'd leave it alone - doing that we have in essence the softlockup > > detector turned off. Reverting to the older version might trigger false > > positives that need the new stuff. > > Ok, I'll see if the current round of patches fix up everyone > complaints :) so just to reiterate, to make sure we have the same plans: lets leave v2.6.22 and earlier kernels alone - and lets strive for the latest patches and code for v2.6.23 (and v2.6.24, evidently). Ingo - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/