On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 09:29:57AM -0500, Martin Guy wrote: > Package: linux-image-2.6-iop32x > Version: 2.6.22+11 > User: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Usertags: eabi > Severity: wishlist > > After running for a mere 20 hours, /proc/cpu/alignment reports > millions of misaligned word accesses from the kernel: > $ cat /proc/cpu/alignment > User: 0 > System: 2765980 > Skipped: 0 > Half: 0 > Word: 2765980 > DWord: 0 > Multi: 0 > User faults: 0 (ignored) > > I gather this has a performance penalty, as misaligned kernel memory > accesses are always trapped and fixed up. > > None or the other EABI kernels I am running exhibits the same behaviour: > Angstrom's 2.6.20-rc1-h1940 reports 3 system-word alignment fixups in 30 days; > Angstrom's 2.6.23 running Angstrom GPE reports 9 user-word fixups in 12 days > a Debian-armel system with custom kernel reports no misalignments in 9 days.
can you please try out 2.6.23 from unstable, it installs just fine in testing, thanks. -- maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
