> On 8/1/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:30:08 -0400
> >
Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> >
> > > As an aside, it looks like bits&pieces of dynticks-for-x86_64 are in there.
> > > In particular, x86_64-enable-high-resolution-timers-and-dynticks.patch is in
> > > there, adding a menu that depends on GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS, but then nothing
> > > in the x86_64 tree actually *sets* it. There's a few other dynticks-related
> > > prep patches in there as well. Does this mean it's back to "coming soon to
> > > a CPU near you" status? :)
> >
> > I've lost the plot on that stuff: I'm just leaving things as-is for now,
> > wait for Thomas to return from vacation so we can have another run at it.
>
> For what its worth: 2.6.22-rc6-mm1 with NO_HZ works for me on an AMD
> SMP system without trouble.
>
> Next try with 2.6.23-rc1-mm2 and SPARSEMEM:
> Probably the same exception, but this time with Call Trace:
> [ 0.000000] Bootmem setup node 0 0000000000000000-0000000080000000
> [ 0.000000] Bootmem setup node 1 0000000080000000-0000000120000000
> [ 0.000000] Zone PFN ranges:
> [ 0.000000] DMA 0 -> 4096
> [ 0.000000] DMA32 4096 -> 1048576
> [ 0.000000] Normal 1048576 -> 1179648
> [ 0.000000] Movable zone start PFN for each node
> [ 0.000000] early_node_map[4] active PFN ranges
> [ 0.000000] 0: 0 -> 159
> [ 0.000000] 0: 256 -> 524288
> [ 0.000000] 1: 524288 -> 917488
> [ 0.000000] 1: 1048576 -> 1179648
> PANIC: early exception rip ffffffff807cddb5 error 2 cr2 ffffe20003000010