Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-05 Thread Guennadi Liakhovetski
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Pavel Machek wrote: > On Mon 2007-12-03 22:45:06, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: > > On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Pavel Machek wrote: > > > > > > I compiled a .24-ish kernel for it with CONFIG_NO_HZ and > > > > CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS. To get the system boot at least sometimes I > > >

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-05 Thread Robert Hancock
Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: On Tue, 4 Dec 2007, Robert Hancock wrote: Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: I've got an old 2xP-II @ 400MHz Compaq AP400 system, which I'm still using. It has many peculiarities, so, I wouldn't be surprised if the answer to my questions would be "sorry, the patient is

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-05 Thread Guennadi Liakhovetski
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Pavel Machek wrote: On Mon 2007-12-03 22:45:06, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Pavel Machek wrote: I compiled a .24-ish kernel for it with CONFIG_NO_HZ and CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS. To get the system boot at least sometimes I have to

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-05 Thread Robert Hancock
Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: On Tue, 4 Dec 2007, Robert Hancock wrote: Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: I've got an old 2xP-II @ 400MHz Compaq AP400 system, which I'm still using. It has many peculiarities, so, I wouldn't be surprised if the answer to my questions would be sorry, the patient is

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-04 Thread Guennadi Liakhovetski
On Tue, 4 Dec 2007, Robert Hancock wrote: > Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: > > > > I've got an old 2xP-II @ 400MHz Compaq AP400 system, which I'm still using. > > It has many peculiarities, so, I wouldn't be surprised if the answer to my > > questions would be "sorry, the patient is rather dead

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-04 Thread Robert Hancock
Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: Hi, I've got an old 2xP-II @ 400MHz Compaq AP400 system, which I'm still using. It has many peculiarities, so, I wouldn't be surprised if the answer to my questions would be "sorry, the patient is rather dead than alive". Some of the problems lie in ACPI area,

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-04 Thread Robert Hancock
Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: Hi, I've got an old 2xP-II @ 400MHz Compaq AP400 system, which I'm still using. It has many peculiarities, so, I wouldn't be surprised if the answer to my questions would be sorry, the patient is rather dead than alive. Some of the problems lie in ACPI area, I

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-04 Thread Guennadi Liakhovetski
On Tue, 4 Dec 2007, Robert Hancock wrote: Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: I've got an old 2xP-II @ 400MHz Compaq AP400 system, which I'm still using. It has many peculiarities, so, I wouldn't be surprised if the answer to my questions would be sorry, the patient is rather dead than alive.

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-03 Thread Guennadi Liakhovetski
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Pavel Machek wrote: > On Mon 2007-12-03 22:45:06, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: > > On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Pavel Machek wrote: > > > > > CR0: 8005003b CR2: 081dcf88 CR3: 07e46000 CR4: 02d0 > > > > DR0: DR1: DR2: DR3: > > > > DR6: 0ff0

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-03 Thread Pavel Machek
On Mon 2007-12-03 22:45:06, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: > On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Pavel Machek wrote: > > > > I compiled a .24-ish kernel for it with CONFIG_NO_HZ and > > > CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS. To get the system boot at least sometimes I have > > > to specify nohz=off. Then I get > > > > Try

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-03 Thread Guennadi Liakhovetski
On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Pavel Machek wrote: > > I compiled a .24-ish kernel for it with CONFIG_NO_HZ and > > CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS. To get the system boot at least sometimes I have > > to specify nohz=off. Then I get > > Try highres=off, too... Hehe, and even idle=poll might help. Ok, for now

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-03 Thread Guennadi Liakhovetski
On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Pavel Machek wrote: I compiled a .24-ish kernel for it with CONFIG_NO_HZ and CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS. To get the system boot at least sometimes I have to specify nohz=off. Then I get Try highres=off, too... Hehe, and even idle=poll might help. Ok, for now I've

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-03 Thread Pavel Machek
On Mon 2007-12-03 22:45:06, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Pavel Machek wrote: I compiled a .24-ish kernel for it with CONFIG_NO_HZ and CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS. To get the system boot at least sometimes I have to specify nohz=off. Then I get Try highres=off,

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-03 Thread Guennadi Liakhovetski
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Pavel Machek wrote: On Mon 2007-12-03 22:45:06, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Pavel Machek wrote: CR0: 8005003b CR2: 081dcf88 CR3: 07e46000 CR4: 02d0 DR0: DR1: DR2: DR3: DR6: 0ff0 DR7: 0400

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-02 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > I've got an old 2xP-II @ 400MHz Compaq AP400 system, which I'm still > using. It has many peculiarities, so, I wouldn't be surprised if the > answer to my questions would be "sorry, the patient is rather dead than > alive". > > Some of the problems lie in ACPI area, I tried some time

Re: [Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-12-02 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! I've got an old 2xP-II @ 400MHz Compaq AP400 system, which I'm still using. It has many peculiarities, so, I wouldn't be surprised if the answer to my questions would be sorry, the patient is rather dead than alive. Some of the problems lie in ACPI area, I tried some time ago to fix

[Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-11-29 Thread Guennadi Liakhovetski
Hi, I've got an old 2xP-II @ 400MHz Compaq AP400 system, which I'm still using. It has many peculiarities, so, I wouldn't be surprised if the answer to my questions would be "sorry, the patient is rather dead than alive". Some of the problems lie in ACPI area, I tried some time ago to fix the

[Timers SMP] can this machine be helped?

2007-11-29 Thread Guennadi Liakhovetski
Hi, I've got an old 2xP-II @ 400MHz Compaq AP400 system, which I'm still using. It has many peculiarities, so, I wouldn't be surprised if the answer to my questions would be sorry, the patient is rather dead than alive. Some of the problems lie in ACPI area, I tried some time ago to fix the