Bug#482314: [linux-image-2.6.24-1-amd64] soft lockup

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

hello!

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 01:46:12PM +0000, Petr Voralek wrote:
>    Hell-o!
> 
>   On 05/21/2008 09:05 PM, *maximilian attems* wrote, and I quote (in part):
> 
> >as it seems easily reproducible can you please also test latest upstream
> >2.6.26-rc3-git3
> >-> http://photon.itp.tuwien.ac.at/~mattems/
> 
>   Well, with...
> 
> Linux version 2.6.26-rc3-amd64 (Debian 2.6.26~rc3-1~experimental.1) 
> (maks@debian.org) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080114 (prerelease) (Debian 
> 4.1.2-19)) #1 SMP Wed May 21 15:42:23 CEST 2008
> 
> (without fglrx, virtualbox, and acer_acpi modules)
> 
>   ... I have analogous troubles.  System time is frozen (as I see on 
> the KDE panel clock applet), and run-up again (but is not set up to 
> correct value) only if I move with mouse pointer or if I pres any key.
>   I don't see messages about soft lockup, now is syslog "full" (17 in 
> last quarter of an hour) of this nice epic reports:
> 
> May 22 15:00:07 nomad kernel: [17188567.674368] psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
> isa0060/serio4/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away.
> 
>   Something is wrong, and I do not know what...
> I try flash bios to last version (from 1.18 to 1.20), run memtest for 
> half of day (no problem reported), replace battery (I remember similar 
> problems (but with windows) on other model of Aspire, and solution has 
> been replacing of dying battery), but one and only solution of my 
> problem is downgrade to 2.6.24-4... :^(
> 
>   (Please, excuse me for my czEnglish.)

thank you for your report as it is not fixed in latest upstream.
please file the bugreport in bugzilla.kernel.org and let us know
the bug number.

don't forget their to add dmesg, lspci -vv and last working kernel
version.

thanks

-- 
maks