Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 3 Nov 2006 09:07:05 +0100 (MET) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.18 is problematic in VMware |
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> > I see a large delay _before_:
(Yes, so do I)
> Calibrating delay using timer specific routine.. (lpj== > > The lpj value is 38x the host lpj host value. Booting with lpj="some random > number" removes the stall for me. And finally, breaking into kernel in this > stall period consistently shows EIPs in calibrate_delay in backtrace. > >> One can see that it pauses before calibration (already mentioned that) and >> once again after NET: ... during IP init!? What's going on :( >> > > The NET: pause has always been there, I think it just becomes much more > noticeable if the lpj value is 38x normal. > > Conclusion: you are getting bad lpj computation during beginning. Doesn't > appear to be a kernel bug, so let's take it off list. You can bring it up on > VMTN http://www.vmware.com/community/index.jspa?categoryID=1 for more on-topic > support. In fact, interesting test you can try - suspend / resume during the > hang. Does the discontinuity during calibration make it go away?
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=60663
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