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DateFri, 7 Jul 2006 22:27:06 +0200
FromTomasz Torcz <>
SubjectRe: lost cpufreq (Re: Linux v2.6.18-rc1)
On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 03:07:39PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 07:52:39PM +0200, Tomasz Torcz wrote:
>  > On Wed, Jul 05, 2006 at 09:26:35PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>  > > >  > > Ok,>  > >  the merge window for 2.6.18 is closed, and -rc1 is out there>  > >  >   ... and cpufreq-nforce2.ko fails to work. Module can't be loaded:
>  > FATAL: Error inserting cpufreq_nforce2
>  > (/lib/modules/2.6.18-rc1/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.ko):
>  > Device or resource busy
>  > 
>  >   Here's relevant difference between dmesg of 2.6.17 and 2.6.18-rc1:
>  > 
>  > @@ -244,7 +240,6 @@
>  >  lp: driver loaded but no devices found
>  >  cpufreq: Detected nForce2 chipset revision C1
>  >  cpufreq: FSB changing is maybe unstable and can lead to crashes and data loss.
>  > -cpufreq: FSB currently at 165 MHz, FID 10.5
>  >  usbcore: registered new driver usbfs
>  >  usbcore: registered new driver hub> > Does it work again if you apply this patch with -R ?

  No.

> > > diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
> index f275e0d..0d49d73 100644> --- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
> +++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
> @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int nforce2_calc_pll(unsigned int
> >  	/* Try to calculate multiplier and divider up to 4 times */
>  	while (((mul == 0) || (div == 0)) && (tried <= 3)) {
> -		for (xdiv = 1; xdiv <= 0x80; xdiv++)
> +		for (xdiv = 2; xdiv <= 0x80; xdiv++)
>  			for (xmul = 1; xmul <= 0xfe; xmul++)
>  				if (nforce2_calc_fsb(NFORCE2_PLL(xmul, xdiv)) ==
>  				    fsb + tried) {
> 
> 
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Tomasz Torcz                 Morality must always be based on practicality.
zdzichu@irc.-nie.spam-.pl                -- Baron Vladimir Harkonnen

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