We patched 2.0.35 with 2.0.36-pre-patch-17 and compiled with SMP. When we boot up, the kernel prints the following: ... IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 0: done by CPU 3 IRQ 14: done by CPU 3 ... Note that this happens for every CPU. /proc/cpuinfo reports around 400 bogomips for each CPU. Kernel 2.1.127-3 works correctly on the same machine. The system can boot up and we can work just as if nothing happened ! Any idea ? The system: Dell 6300 quad Xeon 400 MHz (1 Mb cache) with 256 Mb RAM. Claude -- Claude Gamache, CAE Electronique Ltee, 8585 Cote-de-Liesse Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada H4T 1G6 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: (514) 341-2000 x3194, Fax: (514) 734-5612
