Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755256AbZDXXpb (ORCPT ); Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:45:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751924AbZDXXpV (ORCPT ); Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:45:21 -0400 Received: from mx2.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.151.9]:46085 "EHLO mx2.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751052AbZDXXpU (ORCPT ); Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:45:20 -0400 Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:45:02 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar To: Len Brown Cc: x86@kernel.org, Linux Kernel Mailing List , Venkatesh Pallipadi , linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" , Thomas Gleixner Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/hpet: prevent boot hang when hpet=force used on old ICH Message-ID: <20090424234502.GF6403@elte.hu> References: <20090423060936.GA1917@elte.hu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) 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=3.2.3 -1.5 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 755 Lines: 24 * Len Brown wrote: > Ingo, > Thanks for the reply. > > But please disregard that patch -- we've cooked up a better one > that allows ICH4M to continue to use hpet=force, even for clocksource. > (and it is an ACPI patch rather than an x86 patch:-) ok. > However, I'll also send a 2nd patch to stop soliciting more > hpet=force users, since technically we shouldn't be encouraging > the use of this un-documented and lightly-validated hardware. agreed - i've applied this patch. 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/