Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:23:35 +0100 (CET) | From | Thomas Gleixner <> | Subject | Re: [27/27] clockevents: Set noop handler in clockevents_exchange_device() |
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On Thu, 29 Dec 2011, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > This is basically the reverse of 7c1e768974 (clockevents: prevent > > clockevent event_handler ending up handler_noop, 2008-09-03). The > > rationale for the latter still applies. > > Hmm. You seem to be right. Instead of applying this to stable, it > looks like we should revert it from mainline. > > > People have been reporting > > the analagous patch to this one causing hangs on resume in 3.1.y and > > 3.2 release candidates: > > > > - http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1233033 > > - http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1233389 > > - http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1233159 > > - http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1227868/focus=1230877 > > > > So please consider reverting it for now. > > Thomas? It does seem to be broken and there do seem to be regression > reports about it. > > Should I revert it, or do you have alternative fixes?
Hmm. I have no idea what broke. Will have a look.
Thanks,
tglx | |