Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:25:16 -0800 | Subject | Re: PROBLEM: Can't boot a (HZ = 1000) kernel using an AMD Phenom-II processor | From | john stultz <> |
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On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 4:38 AM, Mark Hounschell <dmarkh@cfl.rr.com> wrote: > I upgraded from a Phenom to a Phenom-II processor and I could no longer boot. > > I have tried kernels from 2.6.26 through 2.6.28. > > I _can_ however boot these kernels when they are configured for HZ = 250. I > haven't tried HZ = 300. But certainly if HZ = 1000 the boot hangs at the spot > indicated below in the dmesg output. > > The machine is up and stable running 2.6.26.8 with a (HZ = 1000) configured kernel. > > While running a 2.6.26.8 kernel configured for HZ = 250: [snip] > vmalloc : 0xf4800000 - 0xff7fe000 ( 175 MB) > lowmem : 0xc0000000 - 0xf4000000 ( 832 MB) > .init : 0xc0373000 - 0xc03a9000 ( 216 kB) > .data : 0xc02b5336 - 0xc036c6d0 ( 732 kB) > .text : 0xc0100000 - 0xc02b5336 (1748 kB) > Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode...Ok. > > > The 2.6.26.8 kernel hangs up right here. > > > CPA: page pool initialized 1 of 1 pages preallocated > SLUB: Genslabs=12, HWalign=64, Order=0-3, MinObjects=0, CPUs=4, Nodes=1 > hpet clockevent registered > calibrate_delay_direct() failed to get a good estimate for loops_per_jiffy.
This looks suspect. Probably something is off with the timer interrupt, that's causing the calibration to be way off.
Does booting with hpet=disable change anything?
thanks -john
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