commit 64b3db22c04586997ab4be46dd5a5b99f8a2d390 (2.6.39),
"Remove use of unreliable FADT revision field" causes regression
for old P4 systems because now cst_control and other fields are
not reset to 0.
The effect is that acpi_processor_power_init will notice
cst_control != 0 and a write to CST_CNT register is performed
that should not happen. As result, the system oopses after the
"No _CST, giving up" message, sometimes in acpi_ns_internalize_name,
sometimes in acpi_ns_get_type, usually at random places. May be
during migration to CPU 1 in acpi_processor_get_throttling.
Every one of these settings help to avoid this problem:
- acpi=off
- processor.nocst=1
- maxcpus=1
The fix is to update acpi_gbl_FADT.header.length after
the original value is used to check for old revisions.
Signed-off-by: Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
---
drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c | 8 ++++----
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c
index c5d8704..4c9c760 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c
@@ -363,10 +363,6 @@ static void acpi_tb_convert_fadt(void)
u32 address32;
u32 i;
- /* Update the local FADT table header length */
-
- acpi_gbl_FADT.header.length = sizeof(struct acpi_table_fadt);
-
/*
* Expand the 32-bit FACS and DSDT addresses to 64-bit as necessary.
* Later code will always use the X 64-bit field. Also, check for an
@@ -408,6 +404,10 @@ static void acpi_tb_convert_fadt(void)
acpi_gbl_FADT.boot_flags = 0;
}
+ /* Update the local FADT table header length */
+
+ acpi_gbl_FADT.header.length = sizeof(struct acpi_table_fadt);
+
/*
* Expand the ACPI 1.0 32-bit addresses to the ACPI 2.0 64-bit "X"
* generic address structures as necessary. Later code will always use
--
1.7.3.4
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