On 04/26/2011 08:24 AM, Steve Clark wrote: > Hello, > > Anybody know the reason RedHat decided not to support the > VIA Eden Processor? > > cat /proc/cpuinfo > processor : 0 > vendor_id : CentaurHauls > cpu family : 6 > model : 13 > model name : VIA Eden Processor 500MHz > > I am testing, (using ayplus kernel) and get the following during bootup: > Linux version 2.6.32-71.24.1.el6.centos.ayplus.1.i686 (build at 6beta32) (gcc versi > on 4.4.4 20100630 (Red Hat 4.4.4-10) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Fri Apr 8 17:23:21 PDT 2011 > KERNEL supported cpus: > Intel GenuineIntel > AMD AuthenticAMD > NSC Geode by NSC > Cyrix CyrixInstead > Centaur CentaurHauls > Transmeta GenuineTMx86 > Transmeta TransmetaCPU > UMC UMC UMC UMC > UNSUPPORTED HARDWARE DEVICE: Centaur Processor > ------------[ cut here ]------------ > WARNING: at kernel/unsupported.c:13 mark_hardware_unsupported+0x37/0x40() (Not t > ainted) > Your hardware is unsupported. Please do not report bugs, panics, oopses, etc., > on this hardware. > Modules linked in: > Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.32-71.24.1.el6.centos.ayplus.1.i686 #1 > Call Trace: > [<c0450201>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x81/0xc0 > [<c0477e67>] ? mark_hardware_unsupported+0x37/0x40 > [<c0477e67>] ? mark_hardware_unsupported+0x37/0x40 > [<c0450293>] ? warn_slowpath_fmt_taint+0x33/0x40 > [<c0477e67>] ? mark_hardware_unsupported+0x37/0x40 > [<c08056eb>] ? early_init_centaur+0xd/0x2d > [<c0a49835>] ? early_cpu_init+0x11a/0x13e > [<c0a453b3>] ? setup_arch+0x38/0xb90 > [<c0450d3e>] ? vprintk+0x1ae/0x490 > [<c080ba2a>] ? printk+0x17/0x1d > [<c0a5a4ee>] ? cgroup_init_subsys+0xcf/0xdb > [<c0a406da>] ? start_kernel+0xca/0x3a4 > ---[ end trace a7919e7f17c0a725 ]--- > Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint > > > > I traced it down to this code, which is not in the standard kernel.org kernel-2.6.32.36: > from kernel-2.6.32.36 > static void __cpuinit early_init_centaur(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) > { > switch (c->x86) { > > > from 2.6.32-71.24.1.el6.ayplus > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/centaur.c > > static void __cpuinit early_init_centaur(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) > { > mark_hardware_unsupported("Centaur Processor"); <<<<<<<<<< > switch (c->x86) { > > > > > > Thanks, > > > FYI. Replying to my own E-Mail after running 2.6.32-71.24.1.el6 from SL. I can report that I have been having lockups (hangs) on three different via centaur processor boxes. The hangs require power cycling the boxes. -- Stephen Clark *NetWolves* Sr. Software Engineer III Phone: 813-579-3200 Fax: 813-882-0209 Email: steve.clark at netwolves.com http://www.netwolves.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20110510/03e3f715/attachment-0004.html>