(In reply to Michael from comment #459)
> I think this bug is mostly about the official AMD Errata 1109 "MWAIT
> Instruction May Hang a Thread".
> 
> This is described here (
> https://developer.amd.com/wp-content/resources/55449_1.12.pdf ) as:
> 
> "Under a highly specific and detailed set of internal timing conditions, the
> MWAIT instruction may cause a
> thread to hang in SMT (Simultaneous Multithreading) Mode."
> 
> Since this is a nofix for AMD, this must be fixed by the OS. The AMD
> document states:
> 
> "Suggested Workaround
> System software may contain the workaround for this erratum."
> 
> So, unfortunately AMD will never solve that hardware error. I suggest they
> change the first two letters of their company name ;)
> 
> This in fact leaves every linux system with a Ryzen CPU instable, so this
> should be considered serious.
> 
> I didn't read a comment from any kernel developer in the history of this bug
> report. Did I overlook something?
> 
> Question: Will the Linux kernel ever implement a workaround (as suggested by
> AMD??

idle=nomwait kernel option fixed all hangs for me

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