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SubjectRe: 2.6.28-rc9: oprofile regression
On 17.01.09 14:32:49, Tim Blechmann wrote:
> hm, it seems a bit more complicated than i originally thought.
>
> trying to reconstruct commit b99170288421c79f0c2efa8b33e26e65f4bb7fb8, i
> found, that resetting counter_width in ppro_setup_ctrs, causes the
> issue. reverting part of the patch, resolved the issue:
>
> --- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
> @@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ static void ppro_setup_ctrs(struct op_msrs const * const msrs)
> if (cpu_has_arch_perfmon) {
> union cpuid10_eax eax;
> eax.full = cpuid_eax(0xa);
> - if (counter_width < eax.split.bit_width)
> - counter_width = eax.split.bit_width;
> +// if (counter_width < eax.split.bit_width)
> +// counter_width = eax.split.bit_width;
> }
>
> /* clear all counters */
>
>
> however, trying to apply this patch to 2.6.28, the behavior is the same
> as before (one NMI) ... so possibly, it is a combination of two bugs,
> with similar symptoms ...

Tim, could you revert 7c64ade53a6f977d73f16243865c42ceae999aea too?

If this not helps, last chance is
59512900baab03c5629f2ff5efad1d5d4e682ece, but this seems to be save.

-Robert

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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Operating System Research Center
email: robert.richter@amd.com



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