Messages in this thread Patches in this message | | | Date | Tue, 09 Dec 2003 22:40:26 -0500 | From | Bob <> | Subject | Re: NForce2: 2.6.0-test11-bk6 UP high interrupt error count with lapic noapic |
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These are typical nforce2 errors, along with lock-ups--
hdc: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04Aborted Command hdd: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hdd: drive_cmd: error=0x04Aborted Command
spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7
The following in your log do NOT mean apic edge timer is on!---
Using local APIC timer interrupts. calibrating APIC timer ...
...you can see apic edge timer is NOT on--PIC timer is on--
/proc/interrupts ****
CPU0 0: 5846081 XT-PIC timer
it can't be on because--
# CONFIG_ACPI is not set
turn on acpi and
turn on ioapic edge timer by patches--(from Jesse Allen, see two patches appended below, he observes that he can now use cpu disconnect and nmi_watchdog=1 instead of =2, with these and not the first round, and I have to use =2 with the first round of patch, so I am going to these two)
-Bob D
ross.alexander@uk.neceur.com wrote:
>To all long suffering users, > >I have just compiled linux-2.6.0-test11-bk6 (this has the SMI correction). > This "seams" to >fix the the locking problem but only time will tell for sure. I have not >applied any of the >APIC patches and I'm getting very high error counts (presumably because >the interval timers >are playing up). For example the IRQ0/LOC count is ~ 6M the ERR is ~ 1M. >Below is a dump >of various details. I can provide more if necessary. I do have a couple >of questions about >interval timers. > >1. It is necessary to have both the APIC timer and the 8254 timer running >simuntanously. >2. Can the 8254 timer be disabled if the APIC timer is running. >3. What stops each timer interrupting each other. > >Cheers, > >Ross >
Hi Ross,
I have rediffed your two patches for vanilla 2.6.0-test11. Briefly, I tried the apic patch first, and found that there are no lockups so far; well it passed my grep tests and even a kernel compile =). Then I tried your io_apic patch + apic patch. With nmi_watchdog=1 "NMI:" in /proc/interrupts increments alot compared to nmi_watchdog=2 before (as much as the timer). So I believe your two patches are more correct than the other two. Especially the fact I can run with CPU Disconnect and not lock up just like windows ... for people that have windows (I dont have windows =) plus a probably working nmi_watchdog.
And for comparison, my setup: Shuttle AN35N Ultra v 1.1 (Nforce2 400 ultra), bios updated Athlon Barton 2600+ (1.9 Ghz) 256 MB PC3200, single stick.
The patches are included in this mail. I suppose the next thing to do is get out of nvidia the corresponding information. And then clean up the patch for inclusion.
Jesse
--- linux/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c 2003-10-25 11:44:59.000000000 -0700 +++ linux-jla/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c 2003-12-09 19:07:19.000000000 -0700 @@ -1089,6 +1089,16 @@ */ irq_stat[cpu].apic_timer_irqs++; +#ifdef CONFIG_MK7 && CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AMD74XX + + /* + * on 2200XP & nforce2 chipset we need at least 500ns delay here + * to stop lockups with udma100 drive. try to scale delay time + * with cpu speed. Ross Dickson. + */ + ndelay((cpu_khz >> 12)+200 ); /* don't ack too soon or hard lockup */ +#endif + /* * NOTE! We'd better ACK the irq immediately, * because timer handling can be slow. --- linux/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c 2003-10-25 11:43:20.000000000 -0700 +++ linux-jla/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c 2003-12-09 19:56:07.000000000 -0700 @@ -2128,6 +2128,41 @@ printk(KERN_ERR "..MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC\n"); } +#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_BOOT && CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC + /* for nforce2 try vector 0 on pin0 + * Note the io_apic_set_pci_routing call disables the 8259 irq 0 + * so we must be connected directly to the 8254 timer if this works + * Note2: this violates the above comment re Subtle but works! + */ + printk(KERN_INFO "..TIMER: Is timer irq0 connected to IOAPIC Pin0? ...\n"); + if ( pin1 != -1 && nr_ioapics ) { + int saved_timer_ack = timer_ack; + /* next call also disables 8259 irq0 */ + int result = io_apic_set_pci_routing ( 0, 0, 0, 0, 0); + /* + * Ok, does IRQ0 through the IOAPIC work? + */ + unmask_IO_APIC_irq(0); + timer_ack = 0 ; + if (timer_irq_works()) { + if (nmi_watchdog == NMI_IO_APIC) { + disable_8259A_irq(0); + setup_nmi(); + enable_8259A_irq(0); + check_nmi_watchdog(); + } + printk(KERN_INFO "..TIMER: works OK on apic pin0 irq0\n" ); + return; + } + /* failed */ + timer_ack = saved_timer_ack; + clear_IO_APIC_pin(0, 0); + result = io_apic_set_pci_routing ( 0, pin1, 0, 0, 0); + printk(KERN_ERR "..MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC Pin 0\n"); + } +#endif +/* end new stuff for nforce2 */ + printk(KERN_INFO "...trying to set up timer (IRQ0) through the 8259A ... "); if (pin2 != -1) { printk("\n..... (found pin %d) ...", pin2); - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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