Re: NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Thu May 31 2012 - 03:52:44 EST


Dave,

On Wed, 30 May 2012, Dave Jones wrote:

> May 30 17:43:04 [ 1095.335659] NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08
>
> According to git, you ratelimited this back in 2007 with the message
> "until we found the root cause of that problem."
>
> Is this an old problem that has returned ?

Looks like.

> Maybe interesting note: Both machines I see this on regularly are Atom cpus,
> and it's always '08'.

So it goes idle with NET_RX softirq pending. That really should not
happen. I fear you need to fire up the tracer :)

Thanks,

tglx
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