So who is on the kernel list and what exactly does it address? -----Original Message----- From: Wolfgang Spraul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:05 AM To: steve Cc: 'Andy Green'; 'Sean Moss-Pultz'; 'Michael Shiloh' Subject: Re: Never heard back from you guys on the CPU timer issue
pass it on to [email protected] Thanks, Wolfgang On Jun 16, 2008, at 1:40 AM, steve wrote: > > I have no idea what the kernel list is, who is on it, what it means, > or how to direct anyone to it. I get stuff. I pass it on. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 12:31 AM > To: Wolfgang Spraul > Cc: steve; Sean Moss-Pultz; Michael Shiloh > Subject: Re: Never heard back from you guys on the CPU timer issue > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Somebody in the thread at some point said: > | Steve, > | the email you are including below was sent to you and Michael > privately. > | How can anyone else respond? > > Yes first I heard of it. Wolfgang is right, get the guy to forward > these emails to the kernel list and half a dozen people can have an > idea about it. > > He basically proposes that kernel jiffies increase speed when > backlight is down, that would be strange. But we use tickless kernel > option where jiffies get faked instead of the CPU woken on each tick, > so it's the kind of bug that is possible. > > - -Andy > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAkhUxUcACgkQOjLpvpq7dMpLFACePiyC5mzknLnxG0nwsgg4hodL > Sv8Anjvmv7DLCfctJA5gfKvWdFUCNn89 > =HR/E > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >
