Re: PROBLEM: E6850 has an 8+ minute delay during boot

[H. Peter Anvin]

Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> The problem is caused by an SMI during the calibration routine. We
> really need to come up with a solid solution which does not rely on
> the periodic timer coming in, when there is something else (HPET,
> pm_timer) available.
>
> I have a look into this.
>
> Arun, do you have an USB keyboard plugged in ? If not, can you connect
> one and check, whether it changes things or not ?

How long is the SMI?

	-hpa
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