Re: 2.6.17-rc1-mm1 - detects buggy TSC on GEODE

[Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>]

FYI, 

as the 2 syslog extracts show;
1.   the new kernel is now detecting the buggy TSC on the GEODE-sc1100
2.    the bug is apparently correctable by passing 'idle=poll' on kernel 
boot-line.

Heres one vendor's bug/erratta description:
   http://soekris.com/Issue0003.htm


Apr  7 11:42:01 truck kernel: [   19.160016] Kernel command line: 
console=ttyS0,115200n81 root=/dev/nfs 
nfsroot=192.168.42.1:/nfshost/soekris 
nfsaddrs=192.168.42.100:192.168.42.1:192.168.42.1:255.255.255.0:soekris:eth0 
panic=5   BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz-2.6.17-rc1-mm1-sk
Apr  7 11:42:01 truck kernel: [   24.314851] Time: tsc clocksource has 
been installed.
Apr  7 11:42:01 truck kernel: [   29.977802] TSC appears to be running 
slowly. Marking it as unstable
Apr  7 11:42:01 truck kernel: [   20.460000] Time: pit clocksource has 
been installed.


Apr  7 12:35:56 truck kernel: [   21.562573] Kernel command line: 
console=ttyS0,115200n81 root=/dev/nfs 
nfsroot=192.168.42.1:/nfshost/soekris 
nfsaddrs=192.168.42.100:192.168.42.1:192.168.42.1:255.255.255.0:soekris:eth0 
panic=5  idle=poll BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz-2.6.17-rc1-mm1-sk
Apr  7 12:35:56 truck kernel: [   21.563049] using polling idle threads.
Apr  7 12:35:56 truck kernel: [   28.393469] Time: tsc clocksource has 
been installed.


Its nice to see the buggy TSC detector detect, and the work-around work.
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