+ x86_64-block-irq-balancing-for-timer.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     x86_64: block irq balancing for timer
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     x86_64-block-irq-balancing-for-timer.patch

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Subject: x86_64: block irq balancing for timer
From: Venki Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@xxxxxxxxx>

Disable irq balancing on IRQ0.  Several SIS chipsets lock up when you try to
change affinity of IRQ #0.

Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Cc: john stultz <johnstul@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c~x86_64-block-irq-balancing-for-timer arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c~x86_64-block-irq-balancing-for-timer
+++ a/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static unsigned int __init tsc_calibrate
 
 static struct irqaction irq0 = {
 	.handler	= timer_interrupt,
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
+	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_IRQPOLL | IRQF_NOBALANCING,
 	.mask		= CPU_MASK_NONE,
 	.name		= "timer"
 };
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from venkatesh.pallipadi@xxxxxxxxx are

git-acpi.patch
cpuidle-menu-governor-and-hrtimer-compile-fix.patch
cpuidle-reenable-proc-acpi-power-interface-for-the-time-being.patch
cpuidle-fix-the-uninitialized-variable-in-sysfs-routine.patch
cpuidle-menu-governor-change-the-early-break-condition.patch
cpuidle-make-cpuidle-sysfs-driver-governor-switch-off-by-default.patch
cpuidle-add-rating-to-the-governors-and-pick-the-one-with-highest-rating-by-default.patch
cpuidle-first-round-of-documentation-updates.patch
git-acpi-add-exports.patch
git-cpufreq.patch
make-usb-autosuspend-timer-1-sec-jiffy-aligned.patch
round_jiffies-for-i386-and-x86-64-non-critical-corrected-mce-polling.patch
x86_64-convert-to-cleckevents.patch
x86_64-block-irq-balancing-for-timer.patch
git-newsetup.patch
add-a-flag-to-indicate-deferrable-timers-in-proc-timer_stats.patch

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