Kernel 1917 x86_64 acpi Errors

[Neal Becker]

Partha Bagchi wrote:

> I am finally able to boot a kernel beyond 1884. The only way to boot is
> to use acpi=off. Here are the errors that I could write down (only
> partially, since they are more of the same) if booted without acpi=off
> 
> <ffffffff8023c09b>{acpi_ut_execute_STA+31}{ffffffff8023e204}{acpi_ut_release_mutex+100}
> <ffffffff8023556b>{acpi_ns_get_device_callback+105}
> <ffffffff80205cd3>{vsscanf+1467}{acpi_os+wait_semaphore+118}
> ....
> <some error with spinlock>
> 
> 
> Needless to say, no acpi.
> 
> Here are some details:
> uname -a:
> Linux  2.6.15-1.1917_FC5 #1 SMP Tue Feb 7 20:38:34 EST 2006 x86_64
> x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> Hardware: HP dv8000 with AMD 64 Turion
> 

This worked for me (I also have HP dv8000), using vanilla 2.6.16-rc2.  I'm running it right now.

> On Wednesday 08 February 2006 01:07, Greg KH wrote:
> 
> > > In the meantime, here's what I got..
> > > 
> > > http://people.redhat.com/davej/DSC00148.JPG
> > 
> > Andi, didn't your change for this function make it into Linus's tree?
> 
> Yes
> 
> See
> http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=1de6bf33bc4601d856c286ad5c7d515468e24bbb
> 
> Workaround is pci=nommconf btw
> 
>