[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1630774] Re: kernel invalid opcode in intel_powerclamp

2016-11-21 Thread Alok Kataria
I updated the kernel from the proposed repository and verified that the problem is fixed. The intel_powerclamp module fails to load now for ubuntu 16.10 guests running on VMware's platform. Kernel version - 4.8.0-28-generic. I don't think I have the required access to change the tags, can

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1630774] Re: kernel invalid opcode in intel_powerclamp

2016-10-21 Thread Alok Kataria
Hi Joseph. This build works great, the driver now rightly refuses to load on VMware platform. root@ubuntu:~$ uname -a Linux ubuntu 4.8.0-26-generic #28~lp1630774 SMP Thu Oct 20 18:44:11 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux root@ubuntu:~# modprobe intel_powerclamp modprobe: ERROR: could not

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1630774] Re: kernel invalid opcode in intel_powerclamp

2016-10-20 Thread Alok Kataria
This is a bug in the intel_powerclamp driver, please see following thread on LKML for details https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/10/18/356 A fix is available here https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9365005/ this should make it's way to the stable releases, though I don't know when will it be available.