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List:       linux-smp
Subject:    Re: SMP and XFREE86
From:       Kumsup Lee <klee () ima ! umn ! edu>
Date:       1999-05-28 21:50:34
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> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have some problems and questions running a linux SMP kernel and X.  I built a SMP \
> kernel from linux2.2.6 without any problems.  Everything boots fine, but X acts \
> funny.  The window manager (does not matter which one, afterstep, fvwm, olwm, etc.) \
> does not track the window focus.  I move the mouse and the focus does not change to \
> the new window.  I even single click on the title bar and the window still does not \
> get the focus. 
> If I build a 2.2.6 kernel without SMP the windowing system works fine. Argg.  Me \
> thinks it has to do with interrupts. 
> I'm running an older INTEL system that uses dual Pentium 166 Mhz processors.  It \
> supports Intel MultiProcessor Specification v1.4 .  Below is the boot info from \
> dmesg and the info from "cat /proc/cpuinfo" . 
> Has anyone ever had this problem?
> 
> Cheers,
> Curt


Hmmm... It looks a like TSC problem.  I will put a patch at my home page

	http://www.ima.umn.edu/~klee/linux-smp.shtml

You have to apply it by hand.

Good luck,

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