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    SubjectRE: 2.6.25-current-git hangs on boot unless CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=n-Apple
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    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: Pallipadi, Venkatesh
    >Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 10:37 AM
    >To: 'Carlos R. Mafra'
    >Cc: Ray Lee; Rafael J. Wysocki; Linux Kernel Mailing List;
    >Soeren Sonnenburg
    >Subject: RE: 2.6.25-current-git hangs on boot unless
    >CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=n-Apple
    >
    >
    >
    >>-----Original Message-----
    >>From: Carlos R. Mafra [mailto:crmafra2@gmail.com]
    >>Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 8:52 AM
    >>To: Pallipadi, Venkatesh
    >>Cc: Ray Lee; Rafael J. Wysocki; Linux Kernel Mailing List;
    >>Pallipadi@ogre.sisk.pl; Soeren Sonnenburg
    >>Subject: Re: 2.6.25-current-git hangs on boot unless
    >>CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=n-Apple
    >>
    >>On Fri 4.Apr'08 at 7:25:34 -0700, Pallipadi, Venkatesh wrote:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> >-----Original Message-----
    >>> >From: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
    >>> >[mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of
    >>> >Carlos R. Mafra
    >>> >Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 4:48 AM
    >>> >To: Ray Lee
    >>> >Cc: Pallipadi, Venkatesh; Rafael J. Wysocki; Linux Kernel
    >>> >Mailing List; Pallipadi@ogre.sisk.pl; Soeren Sonnenburg
    >>> >Subject: Re: 2.6.25-current-git hangs on boot unless
    >>> >CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=n -Apple
    >>> >
    >>> >On Thu 3.Apr'08 at 20:15:02 -0700, Ray Lee wrote:
    >>> >> On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 6:10 PM, Carlos R. Mafra
    >>> ><crmafra2@gmail.com> wrote:
    >>> >> > On Thu 3.Apr'08 at 17:14:22 -0700, Pallipadi, Venkatesh wrote:
    >>> >> > > >The following report is on the current list of known
    >>> >regressions
    >>> >> > > >from 2.6.24. Please verify if the issue is still
    >>> >present in the
    >>> >> > > >mainline.
    >>> >> > > >
    >>> >> > > >
    >>> >> > > >Bug-Entry :
    >>http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10093
    >>> >> > > >Subject : 2.6.25-current-git hangs on boot
    >>> >> > > >unless CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=n - Apple
    >>> >> > > >Submitter : Soeren Sonnenburg <kernel@nn7.de>
    >>> >> > > >Date : 2008-02-23 18:55 (41 days old)
    >>> >> > > >References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/23/263
    >>> >> > > >
    >>> >> > >
    >>http://marc.info/?l=linux-acpi&amp;m=120387537018467&amp;w=4
    >>> >> > > >Handled-By : Pallipadi, Venkatesh
    >>> ><venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com>
    >>> >> > > >
    >>> >> > >
    >>> >> > > Last comment I saw from Soeren says it does not really
    >>> >hang. It waits
    >>> >> > > for 5-10 seconds sometimes before continuing. We are
    >>> >still trying to
    >>> >> > > narrow this down with max_cstate etc..
    >>> >> >
    >>> >> > I should say that my laptop (Vaio) _hangs_ at boot (less
    >>> >than 10% of boots)
    >>> >> > and this is the last message I see:
    >>> >> >
    >>> >> > "ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports 8 throttling states)"
    >>> >> >
    >>> >> > and it stays there "forever" (more than 1 or 2 minutes
    >>at least).
    >>> >> >
    >>> >> > I am not using my laptop too much these days, and I
    >>thought this
    >>> >> > bug had been solved because it didn't hang for the
    >>last week (but
    >>> >> > I boot it once per day), however it hang last night
    >(using some
    >>> >> > post 2.6.25-rc7 kernel)
    >>> >> >
    >>> >> > I have pictures of the screen while showing this last
    >>> >message at boot,
    >>> >> > should I post it somewhere or that is not necessary?.
    >>> >>
    >>> >> If the sysrq key still works when that happens, try to do
    >>a sysrq-t,
    >>> >> s, b to generate a trace, sync the filesystem, and reboot.
    >>> >If anything
    >>> >> made it to the logs, please post it.
    >>> >
    >>> >Sysrq keys don't work when it hangs, I have to push the
    >>power button.
    >>> >
    >>> >Another thing to notice is that when it happens, it usually happens
    >>> >more times in a row (like 3 times). And then it can take
    >>many boots to
    >>> >happen again.
    >>> >
    >>> >I've uploaded the picture where it hangs, it is in the very
    >>beginning
    >>> >of the boot process:
    >>> >
    >>> >http://www.ift.unesp.br/users/crmafra/dsc04673.jpg
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> Can you try the latest git and see whether this still is a problem?
    >>
    >>I've just updated to latest git, but it may take some time for it
    >>to happen again (the first 3 boots were okay). Last time it happened
    >>with 2.6.25-rc7-00149-gaf8be4e (I checked now).
    >>
    >>Do you have reasons to believe this issue was fixed since then?
    >
    >Yes. I think the patch here should have fixed the problem....
    >Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120674502201007&w=4
    >

    Hmmmm.... Looking at latest git,
    The above patch is not yet in git. Can you please apply the above patch
    and see whether do you still see the problem.....

    Thanks,
    Venki


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