Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:14:14 -0800 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: Martin von Boehlen <boehlen@qualimedic.de> Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IStormy Monday: Wher does the weather come from? Message-ID: <20060212041414.16C6F45042@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 12 Feb 2006 01:57:24 %2B0100." <200602120157.24206.boehlen@qualimedic.de>
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> From: Martin von Boehlen <boehlen@qualimedic.de> > Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 01:57:24 +0100 > Sender: owner-freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org > > Hello, > > there are some probs with an ACPI interrupt storm on > FreeBSD 6.0/6.1-PatchedIntoOblivion ;) > > I DO NOT HAVE A BIOS WHERE ACPI IS AN OPTION. > I need to disable it completely! > But > root@www1 ~ # kldstat > Id Refs Address Size Name > 1 7 0xc0400000 3412e8 kernel > 2 1 0xc0742000 58554 acpi.ko > 3 1 0xc45a7000 16000 linux.ko > shows me acpi.ko > I don't want it! I don't need it! How do I get rid of it? > Where can I get further hints ? > And, yes, I've scourged the mailing lists, the FAQ, the handbook, whatsoever! > > Now, 'top' often reports 'istorm' states on 'irq9: acpi0' with the 'S' option > and the machine is incredibly slow. > > 'vmstat' does NOT report any stray interrupts, but with vmstat -i it goes like > this: > > root@www1 ~ # vmstat -i > interrupt total rate > irq6: fdc0 10 0 > irq9: acpi0 283447006 23415 > irq14: ata0 41 0 > irq16: ahc0 86 0 > irq17: iir0 485463 40 > irq18: dc0 9395156 776 > irq19: dc1 21534416 1778 > cpu0: timer 24208102 1999 > cpu1: timer 24181422 1997 > Total 363251702 30008 > > > I have compiled the kernel for SMP with APIC on. But I do NOT need ACPI! > How do I disable it?? > I've seen no kernel option. > I've seen no hints in /etc/defaults/rc.conf This used to be a FAQ, but it seems to have gotten less common. Enter the line 'hint.adv.0.disabled="1"' into /boot/loader.conf. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634
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