It wasn't enabled in any of the kernels i ran:
# grep X86_ACPI ../configs/config*
../configs/config-2.6.22-git14-c3-via5000-firewall:# CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ is not set
../configs/config-2.6.22-git17-c3-via5000-firewall:# CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ is not set
../configs/config-2.6.23-rc1-git5:# CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ is not set
../configs/config-2.6.23-rc1-git6:# CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ is not set
../configs/config-2.6.23-rc1-git9:# CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ is not set
../configs/config-2.6.23-rc1-mm1-c3-firewall:# CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ is not set
_none_ of these options will work. The machine locks up solid.
And that's what i'm the most surprised about. The last time i withnessed
a solid kernel lockup without any panic/notification is _years_ ago.
I also tried a kernel without "CPU Frequency scaling", so it is not the
scaling up/down in Mhz of the cpu.
I've even just compiled/run a kernel with libata and even that one still
locks up.
New round of git bisects i guess (this time powercycle instead of reboot
and wait few hours before ginving it "bisect good" )
Will report back.
Danny
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