Michel Lespinasse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > running with report_lost_ticks, I see the following: > > May 1 12:58:57 server kernel: time.c: Lost 24 timer tick(s)! rip > _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x8/0x9) > May 1 12:58:59 server kernel: time.c: Lost 24 timer tick(s)! rip > _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x8/0x9) > May 1 12:59:01 server kernel: time.c: Lost 25 timer tick(s)! rip > _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x8/0x9) > May 1 12:59:03 server kernel: time.c: Lost 24 timer tick(s)! rip > _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x8/0x9)
This means some code disabled interrupts using a spinlock for far too long. Can you add a dump_stack() in arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c:handle_lost_ticks()? That should tell the culprit -Andi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/