Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 12 May 2002 18:24:13 +0200 (CEST) | From | Pawel Kot <> | Subject | Re: [2.4.18] preemptible patch causing freeze |
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On Sun, 12 May 2002, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> On Sun, 12 May 2002 16:29:11 +0200 (CEST), Pawel Kot wrote: > >I was attempting to get new ntfs driver to work with your preemptible > >patch in 2.4.18 kernel. I used 2.4.18 kernel with 2.4.18-4 preempt patch > >and with or w/o ntfs 2.0.7b patch. The result was every time the same. > >I use it on the Dell laptop with APM enabled (.config in the attachment) > > > >The problem is that when I unplug the power cable, the laptop freezes. It > >freezes totally, but not oops or other error is generated. The problem > >does not exist in 2.4.18 vanilla. > >... > ># CONFIG_SMP is not set > >CONFIG_PREEMPT=y > >CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC=y > >CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC=y > > Are you sure you were using this exact .config without the > CONFIG_PREEMPT=y in 2.4.18 vanilla? The problem is that recent > Dell laptops with local APICs are known to have buggy BIOSen > that cause exactly the kinds of problems you described (hangs > at BIOS and power-management events).
I'm sure. I did: $ cp $oldlinux/.config $preemptlinux/ $ make menuconfig [enable preemption] I can recompile the kernel to make sure though.
> 2.4.19-pre8 has the necessary workarounds for Dell Inspiron > and Latitude laptops. Alternatively, rebuild your kernel with > SMP, UP_APIC, and UP_IOAPIC all disabled. > > (If your Dell is old enough to not have a local APIC, then this > is not the problem and you can ignore this message.)
It is Dell Latitice c610. I'll try to disable APIC then.
thanks for the answer, pkot -- mailto:pkot@linuxnews.pl :: mailto:pkot@slackware.pl http://kt.linuxnews.pl/ :: Kernel Traffic po polsku
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