Bug#626427: linux-image-2.6.38-2-686: Horrible Time Skew, Eventual Near-zero Responsiveness

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 09:11:30PM +0100, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote:
> On 11 May 2011, at 23:54, maximilian attems wrote:
> > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:55:13PM +0100, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote:
> >> Package: linux-2.6
> >> Version: 2.6.38-5
> >> Severity: important
> >> 
> >> (reportbug script died, hope you've got everything.)
> >> 
> >> The machine runs with *HORRIBLE* clock drift (see text).  Eventually, the 
> >> system will slow right down, so that new processes or threads will not 
> >> start.  It *seems* to be related to the use of BRLTTY.  See this thread: 
> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/brltty@mielke.cc/msg05352.html
> >> 
> >> And, yes, it's annoying having to hard-reboot the box every so often.  It 
> >> would seem that after some period of time, touching my display or the 
> >> physical console triggers the lockup.  I don't think this is a coincidence, 
> >> even though on the surface there are two different problems.  The kernel 
> >> upgrade was sufficient to begin these issues.
> > 
> > can you try newer 2.6.39-rcX from experimental, is it fixed there?
> 
> Done (RC6).  No. :-(

did it ever work?
if yes please how correct boot dmesg of the working linux-2.6.
if no please report upstream to the brltty upstream.

thanks

-- 
maks