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 *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this ------------------------------------------------------ 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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html