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SubjectRe: [27/27] clockevents: Set noop handler in clockevents_exchange_device()
On 12/29/2011 06:05 PM, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Jonathan Nieder<jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> This is basically the reverse of 7c1e768974 (clockevents: prevent
>> clockevent event_handler ending up handler_noop, 2008-09-03). The
>> rationale for the latter still applies.
>
> Hmm. You seem to be right. Instead of applying this to stable, it
> looks like we should revert it from mainline.
>
>> People have been reporting
>> the analagous patch to this one causing hangs on resume in 3.1.y and
>> 3.2 release candidates:
>>
>> - http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1233033
>> - http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1233389
>> - http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1233159
>> - http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1227868/focus=1230877
>>
>> So please consider reverting it for now.
>
> Thomas? It does seem to be broken and there do seem to be regression
> reports about it.
>
> Should I revert it, or do you have alternative fixes?
>
> Linus
> --

We (Ubuntu) are seeing this issue as well in both 3.0.13 and 3.2-rc6:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/12/24/33

Reverting that single patch alleviates the resume regression.

rtg
--
Tim Gardner tim.gardner@canonical.com


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