Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:57:56 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:57:45 -0500 Received: from rtlab.med.cornell.edu ([140.251.145.175]:34951 "HELO openlab.rtlab.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:56:04 -0500 Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:56:04 -0500 (EST) From: "Calin A. Culianu" To: Steven Hassani Cc: Subject: Re: Athlon Optimization Problem In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-74666095-2073819214-1012247764=:9637" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. ---74666095-2073819214-1012247764=:9637 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Steven Hassani wrote: > I'm running a compaq presario 700us: duron 950 mhz on a via mobo > (vt8363/8365 etc). When running kernel 2.4.17 with athlon optimizations, > the box has kernel panics, segmentation faults, and other errors. > When setting to K6 though, the box appears to be stable. So does the fix > included in pci-pc.c not work with my system? Has anyone else been > getting these errors after using this fix? Thanks. > Steve The new pci-pc.c fix is not in kernel 2.4.17. You can try the 2.4.18-pre kernels, or you can try applying the patch youself to the 2.4.17 source tree. After you do that, one easy way to tell if the fix is being applied to your system is to look at your dmesg output and see if something like "Trying to stomp on VIA Northbridge bug..." is one of the early bootup messages..... I am attaching the pci-pc.c patch to this email. It may or may not help you. There are also other issues with Athlons/Durons and AGP, that kernel developers are now working on.. so it could also be one of those issues. :) -Calin ---74666095-2073819214-1012247764=:9637 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; name="via_northbridge_bug_stomper_new_2_4_17.patch" Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64 Content-ID: Content-Description: Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="via_northbridge_bug_stomper_new_2_4_17.patch" ZGlmZiAtdSAtciB2YW5pbGxhL2FyY2gvaTM4Ni9rZXJuZWwvcGNpLXBjLmMg cGF0Y2hlZC9hcmNoL2kzODYva2VybmVsL3BjaS1wYy5jDQotLS0gdmFuaWxs YS9hcmNoL2kzODYva2VybmVsL3BjaS1wYy5jCUZyaSBEZWMgMjEgMTI6NDE6 NTMgMjAwMQ0KKysrIHBhdGNoZWQvYXJjaC9pMzg2L2tlcm5lbC9wY2ktcGMu YwlTYXQgRGVjIDIyIDA4OjI0OjQ0IDIwMDENCkBAIC0xMTA5LDIyICsxMTA5 LDI5IEBADQogfQ0KIA0KIC8qDQotICogTm9ib2R5IHNlZW1zIHRvIGtub3cg d2hhdCB0aGlzIGRvZXMuIERhbW4uDQorICogQWRkcmVzc2VzIGlzc3VlcyB3 aXRoIHByb2JsZW1zIGluIHRoZSBtZW1vcnkgd3JpdGUgcXVldWUgdGltZXIg aW4NCisgKiBjZXJ0YWluIFZJQSBOb3J0aGJyaWRnZXMuICBUaGlzIGJ1Z2Zp eCBpcyBwZXIgVklBJ3Mgc3BlY2lmaWNhdGlvbnMuDQogICoNCi0gKiBCdXQg aXQgZG9lcyBzZWVtIHRvIGZpeCBzb21lIHVuc3BlY2lmaWVkIHByb2JsZW0N Ci0gKiB3aXRoICdtb3ZudHEnIGNvcGllcyBvbiBBdGhsb25zLg0KLSAqDQot ICogVklBIDgzNjMgY2hpcHNldDoNCi0gKiAgLSBiaXQgNyBhdCBvZmZzZXQg MHg1NTogRGVidWcgKFJXKQ0KKyAqIFZJQSA4MzYzLDg2MjIsODM2MSBOb3J0 aGJyaWRnZXM6DQorICogIC0gYml0cyAgNSwgNiwgNyBhdCBvZmZzZXQgMHg1 NSBuZWVkIHRvIGJlIHR1cm5lZCBvZmYNCisgKiBWSUEgODM2NyAoS1QyNjZ4 KSBOb3J0aGJyaWRnZXM6DQorICogIC0gYml0cyAgNSwgNiwgNyBhdCBvZmZz ZXQgMHg5NSBuZWVkIHRvIGJlIHR1cm5lZCBvZmYNCiAgKi8NCi1zdGF0aWMg dm9pZCBfX2luaXQgcGNpX2ZpeHVwX3ZpYV9hdGhsb25fYnVnKHN0cnVjdCBw Y2lfZGV2ICpkKQ0KK3N0YXRpYyB2b2lkIF9faW5pdCBwY2lfZml4dXBfdmlh X25vcnRoYnJpZGdlX2J1ZyhzdHJ1Y3QgcGNpX2RldiAqZCkNCiB7DQogCXU4 IHY7DQotCXBjaV9yZWFkX2NvbmZpZ19ieXRlKGQsIDB4NTUsICZ2KTsNCi0J aWYgKHYgJiAweDgwKSB7DQotCQlwcmludGsoIlRyeWluZyB0byBzdG9tcCBv biBBdGhsb24gYnVnLi4uXG4iKTsNCi0JCXYgJj0gMHg3ZjsgLyogY2xlYXIg Yml0IDU1LjcgKi8NCi0JCXBjaV93cml0ZV9jb25maWdfYnl0ZShkLCAweDU1 LCB2KTsNCisJaW50IHdoZXJlID0gMHg1NTsNCisNCisJaWYgKGQtPmRldmlj ZSA9PSBQQ0lfREVWSUNFX0lEX1ZJQV84MzY3XzApIHsNCisJCXdoZXJlID0g MHg5NTsgLyogdGhlIG1lbW9yeSB3cml0ZSBxdWV1ZSB0aW1lciByZWdpc3Rl ciBpcyANCisJCQkJIGRpZmZlcmVudCBmb3IgdGhlIGt0MjY2eCdzOiAweDk1 IG5vdCAweDU1ICovDQorCX0NCisNCisJcGNpX3JlYWRfY29uZmlnX2J5dGUo ZCwgd2hlcmUsICZ2KTsNCisJaWYgKHYgJiAweGUwKSB7DQorCQlwcmludGso IlRyeWluZyB0byBzdG9tcCBvbiBWSUEgTm9ydGhicmlkZ2UgYnVnLi4uXG4i KTsNCisJCXYgJj0gMHgxZjsgLyogY2xlYXIgYml0cyA1LCA2LCA3ICovDQor CQlwY2lfd3JpdGVfY29uZmlnX2J5dGUoZCwgd2hlcmUsIHYpOw0KIAl9DQog fQ0KIA0KQEAgLTExMzcsNyArMTE0NCwxMCBAQA0KIAl7IFBDSV9GSVhVUF9I RUFERVIsCVBDSV9WRU5ET1JfSURfU0ksCVBDSV9ERVZJQ0VfSURfU0lfNTU5 NywJCXBjaV9maXh1cF9sYXRlbmN5IH0sDQogCXsgUENJX0ZJWFVQX0hFQURF UiwJUENJX1ZFTkRPUl9JRF9TSSwJUENJX0RFVklDRV9JRF9TSV81NTk4LAkJ cGNpX2ZpeHVwX2xhdGVuY3kgfSwNCiAgCXsgUENJX0ZJWFVQX0hFQURFUiwJ UENJX1ZFTkRPUl9JRF9JTlRFTCwJUENJX0RFVklDRV9JRF9JTlRFTF84MjM3 MUFCXzMsCXBjaV9maXh1cF9waWl4NF9hY3BpIH0sDQotCXsgUENJX0ZJWFVQ X0hFQURFUiwJUENJX1ZFTkRPUl9JRF9WSUEsCVBDSV9ERVZJQ0VfSURfVklB XzgzNjNfMCwJcGNpX2ZpeHVwX3ZpYV9hdGhsb25fYnVnIH0sDQorCXsgUENJ X0ZJWFVQX0hFQURFUiwJUENJX1ZFTkRPUl9JRF9WSUEsCVBDSV9ERVZJQ0Vf SURfVklBXzgzNjNfMCwJcGNpX2ZpeHVwX3ZpYV9ub3J0aGJyaWRnZV9idWcg fSwNCisJeyBQQ0lfRklYVVBfSEVBREVSLAlQQ0lfVkVORE9SX0lEX1ZJQSwJ UENJX0RFVklDRV9JRF9WSUFfODYyMiwJICAgICAgICBwY2lfZml4dXBfdmlh X25vcnRoYnJpZGdlX2J1ZyB9LA0KKwl7IFBDSV9GSVhVUF9IRUFERVIsCVBD SV9WRU5ET1JfSURfVklBLAlQQ0lfREVWSUNFX0lEX1ZJQV84MzYxLAkgICAg ICAgIHBjaV9maXh1cF92aWFfbm9ydGhicmlkZ2VfYnVnIH0sDQorCXsgUENJ X0ZJWFVQX0hFQURFUiwJUENJX1ZFTkRPUl9JRF9WSUEsCVBDSV9ERVZJQ0Vf SURfVklBXzgzNjdfMCwJcGNpX2ZpeHVwX3ZpYV9ub3J0aGJyaWRnZV9idWcg fSwNCiAJeyAwIH0NCiB9Ow0KIA0KZGlmZiAtdSAtciB2YW5pbGxhL2luY2x1 ZGUvbGludXgvcGNpX2lkcy5oIHBhdGNoZWQvaW5jbHVkZS9saW51eC9wY2lf aWRzLmgNCi0tLSB2YW5pbGxhL2luY2x1ZGUvbGludXgvcGNpX2lkcy5oCUZy aSBEZWMgMjEgMTI6NDI6MDMgMjAwMQ0KKysrIHBhdGNoZWQvaW5jbHVkZS9s aW51eC9wY2lfaWRzLmgJU2F0IERlYyAyMiAwODoxNjo1NSAyMDAxDQpAQCAt OTQ2LDcgKzk0Niw5IEBADQogI2RlZmluZSBQQ0lfREVWSUNFX0lEX1ZJQV84 MjMzXzcJMHgzMDY1DQogI2RlZmluZSBQQ0lfREVWSUNFX0lEX1ZJQV84MkM2 ODZfNgkweDMwNjgNCiAjZGVmaW5lIFBDSV9ERVZJQ0VfSURfVklBXzgyMzNf MAkweDMwNzQNCisjZGVmaW5lIFBDSV9ERVZJQ0VfSURfVklBXzg2MjIJCTB4 MzEwMg0KICNkZWZpbmUgUENJX0RFVklDRV9JRF9WSUFfODIzM0NfMAkweDMx MDkNCisjZGVmaW5lIFBDSV9ERVZJQ0VfSURfVklBXzgzNjEJCTB4MzExMg0K ICNkZWZpbmUgUENJX0RFVklDRV9JRF9WSUFfODYzM18wCTB4MzA5MQ0KICNk ZWZpbmUgUENJX0RFVklDRV9JRF9WSUFfODM2N18wCTB4MzA5OQ0KICNkZWZp bmUgUENJX0RFVklDRV9JRF9WSUFfODZDMTAwQQkweDYxMDANCg== ---74666095-2073819214-1012247764=:9637-- - 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/