RE: cpuidle and NO_HZ

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-omap-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:linux-omap-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Premi, Sanjeev
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 12:02 AM
> To: Sriram V
> Cc: linux-omap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: cpuidle and NO_HZ
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sriram V [mailto:vshrirama@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:37 PM
> > To: Premi, Sanjeev
> > Cc: linux-omap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: cpuidle and NO_HZ
> > 
> > Sanjeev,
> > 
> > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Premi, Sanjeev 
> <premi@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > While trying to use NFS hosted filesystem, I have made a
> > strange observation. Have verified it on multiple OMAP3EVM boards.
> > >
> > > With CONFIG_NO_HZ and CONFIG_CPU_IDLE, after the print
> > "Freeing init memory: 152K" in the log below; the boot 
> sequence almost 
> > stops for approx a minute before proceeding further.
> > >
> > >   Sending DHCP requests .<6>eth0: link up, 100Mbps,
> > full-duplex, lpa 0x01E1
> > >   ., OK
> > >   IP-Config: Got DHCP answer from 0.0.0.0, my address is 
> 192.168.1.9
> > >   IP-Config: Complete:
> > >     device=eth0, addr=192.168.1.9, mask=255.255.255.0,
> > gw=192.168.1.9,
> > >     host=192.168.1.9, domain=india.ti.com, nis-domain=(none),
> > >     bootserver=0.0.0.0, rootserver=192.168.1.2, rootpath=
> > >   Looking up port of RPC 100003/2 on 192.168.1.2
> > >   Looking up port of RPC 100005/1 on 192.168.1.2
> > >   VFS: Mounted root (nfs filesystem).
> > >   Freeing init memory: 152K
> > >   init started: BusyBox v1.11.1 (2008-08-06 21:12:30 IST)
> > >   starting pid 442, tty '': '/etc/init.d/rcS'
> > >
> > 
> > This seems to be a wakeup issue. SMC gpio irq needs to be 
> enabled as a 
> > wakeup source.
> > I notice that sometimes even after enabling it as a wakeup source 
> > network interface has trouble. either it is too slow or it 
> just hangs 
> > during nfs mount or takes a long time to mount. this issue could be 
> > somewhere else
> > 
> > I also notice that the whenever network interface hangs during nfs 
> > mount.
> > the nfs server would have exited.
> 
> [sp]Thanks. I will try the patch.
> 
> I did believe it was a wakeup issue until I had not tried the ping.
> All pings were successful; indicating that eth interface is still up.
> 
> The 'mount' succeeding after about a minute is confirms it as well.
> 
> Best regards,
> Sanjeev
> > 

[sp] The patch did not help :( behavior is still the same

> > 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > sriram
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Later, the system response is slow.
> > >
> > > Toggling either of these CONFIG options seems to resolve 
> the issue.
> > >
> > > My initial suspicion was on the SMC911x driver, but during
> > this 'wait' period ping requests to the EVM are successful.
> > >
> > > Just wanted to check if anyone has seen this behavior.
> > > (I am on Kevin's latest PM branch 998bd5675a1e...).
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Sanjeev
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