Re: [Vserver] problem with rc4 or with my settings?

From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert_at_13thfloor.at>
Date: Sat 08 Oct 2005 - 23:25:38 BST
Message-ID: <20051008222538.GA2378@MAIL.13thfloor.at>

On Sat, Oct 08, 2005 at 02:09:57PM -0400, Chuck wrote:
> On Saturday 08 October 2005 01:36 pm, Chuck wrote:
>
> could this be a possible cause? is my cpu setting in error?
>
> i have the processor type set to
>
> Processor family (Pentium-III/Celeron(Coppermine)/Pentium-III Xeon)
>
> but the processors are katmai not coppermine... they are, however, xeon
> processors... here is just a portion of the cat /proc/cpuinfo

could be, could also be the result of a broken BIOS
and/or incomplete ACPI implementation ...

> processor : 3
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 6
> model : 7
> model name : Pentium III (Katmai)
> stepping : 3
> cpu MHz : 500.111
> cache size : 1024 KB
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> f00f_bug : no
> coma_bug : no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level : 2
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
> cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
> bogomips : 1000.15
>
>
> > this is on the dell with the rc4 patch. i have not tried the vanilla kernel
> > yet.
> >
> > when i shut down i get this after the power down sequence
> >
> > * Remounting remaining filesystems readonly ...
> > [ ok ]
> > Power down.
> >
> > Badness in send_IPI_mask_bitmask at arch/i386/kernel/smp.c:168
> > [<c0110a36>] send_IPI_mask_bitmask+0x86/0x90
> > [<c0110e5f>] smp_send_reschedule+0x1f/0x30
> > [<c0117852>] move_tasks+0x1d2/0x260
> > [<c0117fb8>] active_load_balance+0xb8/0xd0
> > [<c0119cfe>] migration_thread+0xce/0x100
> > [<c0119c30>] migration_thread+0x0/0x100
> > [<c01327da>] kthread+0xba/0xc0
> > [<c0132720>] kthread+0x0/0xc0
> > [<c01011e5>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x10

would not worry too much about that ...
you could try using APM for power down via BIOS

HTH,
Herbert

> > im going to make a vanilla kernel for it and see if that cures the problem
> >
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> > Chuck
> >
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> Chuck
>
> "...and the hordes of M$*ft users descended upon me in their anger,
> and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath
> or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose
> for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. "
> The Book of John, chapter 1, page 1, and end of book
>
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