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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

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



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