Re: 2.6.11: suspending laptop makes system randomly unstable

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Mon Mar 21 2005 - 17:14:47 EST


Miguelanxo Otero Salgueiro <miguelanxo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I just compiled 2.6.11 from a 2.6.10 configuration for a desktop machine
> (with kernel preemption activated).
> Doing a make oldconfig bring some new options. I selected the default
> value (for my system) for them, so I keep configuring "make great kernel
> lock preemtive" to true (complete kernel configuration follows).
>
> Apart from the ALPS touchpad thing (see "2.6.11: touchpad
> unresponsive"), the new kernel keeps:
>
> - Setting randomly "last battery full charge" to a huge value
> (example: 400 Ah when max battery capacity is 38 Ah) so I get random
> charging/discharging timing patterns
> - Locking "softly" the system: for example, preventing new proceses
> from spawning. For example, if I suspend the laptop while in Xwindows,
> resuming will keep X but new proceses can't be started. Changing to a
> virtual console doesn't get past the login step, as a new shell can't be
> started.
> - Disabling/enabling double-clicks in the synaptic touchpad. Randomly.
>
> All of these symthoms are more or less randomly. As far as I can tell,
> everything is ok before suspending but does Random Nasty Things(tm)
> after coming out from suspension.
>
> Well, at least system clock works better than in 2.6.10.
>
> I will try to deactivate the main kernel lock thingie and see if that helps.
>

You appear to have about five bugs here. Do any of them remain in
2.6.12-rc1?
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