Bug 11166

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DSDT

i put some trace in the DSDT and found that kernel was freezing when calling \_SB.PCI0.LPC.EC.ECOK .

but what does it have to do with SMP ?

Will you please attach the output of acpidump?
Will you please try the boot option of "noapic" and see whether the system can be booted?

It will be great if you can capture the picture of the screen and attach it when the system freezes.

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acpidump

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no options  --> freeze

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noapic --> freeze

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dmesg  with option nosmp  (1 cpu detected)

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dmesg  with option nmi_watchdog=1  (2 cpu detected)

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crash with option nmi_watchdog=2

could you please try boot option "processor.max_cstate=1"?

processor.max_cstate=1  had no effect (same screen when no option)

Thanks for your support.

what can i do now ?

Will you please try the boot option of "noapic nmi_watchdog=0 maxcpus=1" ?

Will you please try the boot option of "nolapic_timer maxcpus=1" and see whether the system can be booted?

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dmesg with nmi_watchdog=0 noapic maxcpus=1

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dmesg with nolapic_timer maxcpus=1

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dmesg with nolapic_timer

Thanks for the info.
It seems that the system can be booted normally after adding the boot option of "nolapic_timer" or "nmi_watchdog=0".
Will you please try the boot option of "idle=poll" and see whether the system can be booted? If it hangs, please capture the picture of the screen.

Will you please try the boot option of "nmi_watchdog=0"? It is unnecessary to add the option of "nolapic_timer maxcpus=1".

thanks.

How about disabling acpi with acpi=off?

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dmesg with idle=poll

can boot

nmi_watchdog=0 can not boot (see the no option -> freeze picture)

acpi=off can not boot : freeze after enable TIMERS

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here is the screen when using acpi=off

Hi, Yannis
    Will you please try the boot option of "idle=nomwait" on the latest kernel(For example: 2.6.27-rc2) and see whether the problem still exists?
    As the processor driver is compiled as the module, the boot option of "processor.max_cstate=1" will have no effect. Will you please compile it as built-in module and try the boot option of "processor.max_cstate=1" again?
  
    Please attach the following output:
    acpidump --addr 0x77D961D2 --length 0x26f -o CPU0IST
    acpidump --addr 0x77D96441 --length 0x1EB -o cpu1ist
    acpidump --addr 0x77D95C35 --length 0x518 -o cpu0cst
    acpidump --addr 0x77D9614D --length 0x85  -o cpu1cst
         
    Thanks.

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dmesg of last kernel

Testing With the kernel 2.6.27 RC3
idle=nomwait did not work
processor.max_cstate=1 works

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acpidump output

> processor.max_cstate=1 works

thanks, please also try processor.max_cstate=2?

nolapic_timer is also a workaround, this is likely
related to the C3 lapic timer workaround.

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Hi , processor.max_cstate=2 WORKS

Hi, Yannis
    Will you please try the latest vanila kernel(2.6.27-rc5) and see whether the problem still exists?
   Don't add the boot option of "nolapic_timer" or "processor.max_cstate".
   thanks.

2.6.27-rc5 FREEZE 

does the freeze occur in text mode (eg, not in X)?

yes in text mode during boot 

but something has change since 2.6.24 .
it's doing more things before freeze ...
i don't see ACPI exceptions anymore .

i also tried Mandriva 2009 RC1 , it freeze when starting udev 

do you want screenshots ?

can you try latest kernel? there are a lot of time/c-state related changes recently.

no response from the bug reporter.
yannis,
please re-open it if the problem still exists in the latest kernel release.

Problem still Exists on an Nexoc E622, whats an Clevo or Mitac...

No start available until i gave nolapic...but after that, one processor and no Powermanagement, sorry for the bad english...Iam not experienced in all of that error things, but tell me what to do, because the book isnt useable !