Bug#512617: kernel repeated warnings
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:16:30AM +0000, A.T. Georges wrote:
> After installation of lenny on an Hp Compaq dc7900 (model FU202EA)
> computer (Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400) and rebooting,
> Jan 22 10:41:06 diomedes kernel: [ 431.541750] WARNING: at
> arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c:299 hpet_legacy_next_event+0x2f/0x47()
This warning was added in 2.6.26.6 and carries this comment:
| We need to read back the CMP register to make sure that
| what we wrote hit the chip before we compare it to the
| counter.
So you either have a hardware problem, broken interrupt routing or
broken firmware. Please try a BIOS upgrade first.
Bastian
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