Bug#335934: linux-source-2.6.13: preemptive kernel (sometimes) doesnt suspend to ram
tags + upstream
thanks
On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 22:27 +0200, Debian User wrote:
> Package: linux-source-2.6.13
> Version: 2.6.13-1
> Severity: normal
>
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> I tried compiling a laptop kernel from the linux-source-2.6.13 2.6.13-1.
> Unlike the debian precompiled kernel I tried the most agressive
> preemption option. The resulting kernel worked for some time, but then I
> installed the xfree synaptics driver.
> >From then on, the process writing "mem" to the /sys/power/state would
> stay in uninterriptible sleep until system shutdown (did not try to go
> to runlevel 2 or something like that). Simply restarting X did not help.
> A kernel without preemption or X without synaptics driver works.
> The machine is an old Dell laptop with BX chipset.
>
> I am not sure if the Debian patches affect this behavior in any way.
> I will try to test with a vanilla kernel later.
Actually, stability is the reason we have PREEMPT disabled. Hopefully
the 2.6.14 source Sven suggested will work for you, but if it doesn't, I
suggest reporting the issue upstream. Unfortunately, its unlikely that
anyone on the Debian kernel team will have time to work on such bugs.
If you find this bug does indeed affect the pre-compiled images we
provide, please let us know.
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