Re: [Bug #14859] System timer firing too much without cause

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Sun Jan 24 2010 - 18:06:30 EST


On Sunday 24 January 2010, Shawn Starr wrote:
> On Sunday 24 January 2010 17:04:33 Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report
> > of recent regressions.
> >
> > The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> > from 2.6.32. Please verify if it still should be listed and let me know
> > (either way).
> >
> >
> > Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14859
> > Subject : System timer firing too much without cause
> > Submitter : Shawn Starr <shawn.starr@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date : 2009-12-21 19:16 (35 days old)
>
> Continues with -rc5, I really cannot use Dynamic ticks at all, it has to be
> disabled.
>
> I should probably mention this CPU info:
>
> processor : 0
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 6
> model : 23
> model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9400 @ 2.53GHz
> stepping : 10
> cpu MHz : 800.000
> cache size : 6144 KB
> physical id : 0
> siblings : 2
> core id : 0
> cpu cores : 2
> apicid : 0
> initial apicid : 0
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level : 13
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
> pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm
> constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor
> ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 xsave lahf_lm ida
> tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
> bogomips : 5053.40
> clflush size : 64
> cache_alignment : 64
> address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
> power management:

Thanks for the update.

Rafael
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