Reply With QuoteHow comes bisecting is taking so long? Having a very broad window (at commit-per-commit basis) and lowering it constantly should narrow it down very fast, right?
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Linux Kernel Power Consumption Is Lowered, But Regressions Remain
Phoronix: Linux Kernel Power Consumption Is Lowered, But Regressions Remain
As discovered by a Phoronix reader, there is a patch in the Linux 2.6.39.1 kernel that can partially improve the system's power performance. The patch by a Nokia engineer is entitled "cpuidle: menu: fixed wrapping timers at 4.294 seconds" and initial reports have said that it will lower the power consumption compared to the stock 2.6.39 kernel.
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=16104
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How comes bisecting is taking so long? Having a very broad window (at commit-per-commit basis) and lowering it constantly should narrow it down very fast, right?
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micheael wrote it on zwitter some kernel versions are broken and this stops you in bisecting.Originally Posted by V!NCENT
bisecting is only fast if every version you generate works but what is if you only generate not working versions?
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Yeah but it's taken a bit too long now?!
Last concrete finding was that the offending commits that messed up 2.6.38 were from 13-15 January. And unfortunatly that one is not fixed in 2.6.39.1. Perhaps Micheal should have focused on one regression at a time...
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How comes bisecting is taking so long? Having a very broad window (at commit-per-commit basis) and lowering it constantly should narrow it down very fast, right?
i blame the Bavarians
Last edited by 89c51; 06-08-2011 at 06:21 PM.
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Reasons why it's taking so long to bisect:
1. Needing to manually plug/unplug power adapter...
2. Still haven't received (or otherwise figured out) any sub-$100 USB UPS/power-meter units for automatic power monitoring so fast desktop/workstations can be used for bisecting in a fully automated manner...
3. Haven't been motivated by any ISVs or IHVs -- i.e. even any communication from them about correlating our bug detecting efforts. The only ISV communication has been from an interested (and totally independent) company offering up a 48-core system if it means bisecting can be done faster, but it's behind a corporate firewall and there is no power metering...
4. Due to all of the involved work, it will be a number of articles in order to offset my expenses....
5. Phoronix is pretty much just me doing all the work... I also need to be producing other content as well on a daily basis.
6. Yes, the Bavarian visitors/friends did insert an additional few day delay.
etc...
Michael Larabel
http://www.michaellarabel.com/
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Any chance you can update us with your current progress so phoronix readers can assist with running their own bisections?
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It looks to me like the patch doesn't change things? or only a tiny bit? Still way over <= .37 versions.
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This is very disappointing. I would expect such issues to be a top priority for companies like Google (Android) and Canonical and Red Hat.
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Only if they feel the pain.
Android may very well not be affected, and google and Canonical are more into corporate deployments, and I don't think there are too many laptops there...
