On Sat, 2005-09-03 at 01:15 -0400, Parag Warudkar wrote: > Lee Revell wrote: > > > Are lost ticks really that common? If so, any idea what's disabling > > > >interrupts for so long (or if it's a hardware issue)? And if not, it > >seems like you'd need an artificial way to simulate lost ticks in order > >to test this stuff. > > > >Lee > > > > > Yes - I know many people with laptops who have this lost ticks problem. > So no simulation and/or > special efforts required. If anyone wants a test bed - my laptop is the > perfect instrument. > > In my case the rip is always as acpi_processor_idle now a days. Earlier > it used to be at acpi_ec_read.
Ah, OK, I forgot about SMM traps. Lee - 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/
