On 09/04/2011 11:48 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > DJ Lucas wrote: >> On 06/07/2011 05:16 AM, LANOUX Bertrand wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I have noticed the "unknown HZ value" message still appears at boot >>> time and under some unpredictable circumstances when running the ps >>> command, even after applying the procps-3.2.8-fix_HZ_errors-1.patch >>> (I currently use a SMP, 2.6.38.4 tickless kernel). So after looking >>> inside the procps code and patch, I deduced the linux_version_code >>> variable was not correctly valued. After starting to make my own >>> patch, I came across a similar issue when looking over the net >>> (seen on >>> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/slackware-13-37-rc-unknown-hz-value-after-procps-upgrade-871679/). >>> It seems the constructor functions don't run as the package expect >>> on recent libgcc. >>> >>> After applying it, the message definitively disappeared. The patch >>> is attached (another solution is to prioritize the constructor >>> functions). >>> >>> It works well since quite a while for me now, so may it be taken >>> into account for those who have encountered the same inconvenience. >>> Have a look ? >>> >>> Thanks for reading, >>> >>> Bertrand. >>> >> Upstream patch committed as procps-3.2.8-fix_HZ_errors-2.patch. Still >> needs to be updated in the book. > DJ, It's unclear to me if the -2 patch should be done in addition to the > -1 patch or if it should just replace the -1 patch. > > -- Bruce It is a replacement. The Debian changes were not taken upstream, and didn't work correctly for tickless kernels.
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