[parisc-linux] Re: [parisc-linux-cvs] linux-2.6 deller

[Joel Soete]

> On Wednesday 29 March 2006 09:39, Joel Soete wrote:
> > Hello Helge,
> > 
> > > On Tuesday 28 March 2006 18:08, Joel Soete wrote:
> > > > > What does people here think about making the c3000_defconfig a 64bit
Kernel
> > > > by default (now, since 64bit Kernels work even with graphics) ?
> > > > > (It's currently still 32bit)
> > > > > 
> > > > If you think that this pb
> > > >
<http://lists.parisc-linux.org/pipermail/parisc-linux/2006-March/028603.html>
> > > > is now fixed in pa8 ok ;<?
> > > 
> > > I never saw this specific "soft lockup", but instead soft lockups only for
> > "get_console_sem" (or similiar).
> > > 
> > > > (the only system 32 and 64 bit capable I have to test is a b2k, iirc a
> > > > brotherhood of c3k. On this, the 32bit kernel seems to quiet stable
but 64bit
> > > > still exposes such kind of pb ;<(. Unfortunately the n4k is only 64bit
capable
> > > > and on this I experiment the same pb even after some 2/3 days of
kernel build
> > > > loop. Finaly to say, _imho_, that's may be still to early to put 64bit as
> > > > default build for those model? )
> > > 
> > > I don't agree here with you.
> > > The soft lockup aren't serious. 
> > > You can easily disable this "debugging feature" (CONFIG_DEBUG_*), and I saw
> > the soft lockups on bot 32 and 64bit kernels.
> > 
> > Ah, interesting: so you experiment same kind of message on 32bit kernel too?
> > But did it make hanging your system as it made for me on 64bit kernel?
> 
> No, it didn't hang the kernel for me...
> 
Ah ok (nice to know)
(but I didn't yet find a way to reproduce it systematicaly ;<( )

Thanks,
    Joel

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