Re: 2.6.23-rc4-mm1 and -rc6-mm1: boot failure on HP nx6325, related to clockevents

[Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>]

On Mon, 2007-09-24 at 14:57 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > http://tglx.de/projects/hrtimers/2.6.23-rc4/patch-2.6.23-rc4-hrt1.patches.tar.bz2
> > > 
> > > applied.  I also have the 2.6.23-rc6-mm1 dmesg output ready, but there's some
> > > -mm-specific noise in it.  Please let me know if you want it, though.
> > 
> > Hmm:
> > 
> > > Command line: root=/dev/sda3 vga=792 resume=/dev/sda1 noacpitimer apic=verbose 2
> > --------------------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^
> > 
> > noacpitimer is not a valid commandline option.
> > 
> > I asked for: 
> > >> > > noapictimer
> 
> I'm blind, sorry.
> 
> > So I really wonder, why noacpitimer on the kernel command line makes any
> > difference. I'm confused.
> 
> \metoo
> 
> Well, it was probably read as "noacpi". :-)

Hmm, ACPI is in the log all over the place.

> Fortunately, noapictimer helps as well, dmesg attached (I have the one
> from 2.6.23-rc6-mm1 ready, too).

Ok, at which point is the box stopping, when you omit noa* ? Is
earlyprintk giving you any useful info ?

	tglx




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