On tis, 2007-05-29 at 16:03 -0700, David Miller wrote: > From: Ian Kumlien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 00:51:52 +0200 > > > On tis, 2007-05-29 at 15:44 -0700, David Miller wrote: > > > From: "Michal Piotrowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 00:41:46 +0200 > > > > > > > On 30/05/07, David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > From: Ian Kumlien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 23:38:48 +0200 > > > > > > > > > > > As the daystar sets, i try to play some with my new would be > > > > > > firewall/server, but since this will be running for quite some time > > > > > > i > > > > > > have been experimenting with powertop to find out what i can do to > > > > > > limit > > > > > > it's power usage. > > > > > > > > > > > > But, if i run powertop for too long or a few times to many... this > > > > > > happens: > > > > > > http://pomac.netswarm.net/pics/kernel_panic.jpg > > > > > > > > > > > > If i don't run powertop, it is rock solid... Compiling for hours, > > > > > > running memtest for hours etc etc... > > > > > > > > > > I see this same exact problem on sparc64. > > > > > > > > Have you tried this patch? > > > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/5/29/392 > > > > > > Of course, I worked with Thomas on the fix :-) > > > > I dunno if this applies to me, i run a 32 bit userspace... > > That patch fixes a problem on 64-bit kernels, regardless of > userspace, when NOHZ is enabled.
Sorry, i run all 32 bit, i was on the phone while typing that, so a wee bit distracted. Anyways, i run a nohz 32 bit kernel. I dunno how good a intel T7200 is when it comes to 64 bit kernel/userspace.. (Haven't really read up on it) -- Ian Kumlien <pomac () vapor ! com> -- http://pomac.netswarm.net - 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/
