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From: Justin Piszcz on 6 Aug 2010 18:20
Hi,

When cpu_idle is used alongside a core i7 cpu w/cpufreq, the system
exhibits delays when typing into a terminal via ssh or VNC, I had changed
a few options from 2.6.34 -> 2.6.35 and did not think the cpu_idle would
be at fault; however, after going through all of the options and disabling
it, the problem went away.

< > Cpuidle Driver for Intel Processors

The system lags every so often when cpu_idle is enabled. It is quite
annoying.

All disk subsystems/CPU/etc are OK-- that option causes some nasty side
effects.

Kernel config: (w/cpu_idle) - exhibits the problem.
http://home.comcast.net/~jpiszcz/20100806/config-20100806.1281129405

Removed cpu_idle, problem is gone.
http://home.comcast.net/~jpiszcz/20100806/config-20100806.1281131518

In addition, sometimes the system did not reboot (instead I hear the
speaker whining solid, not beeping, just a constant whine).

And sometimes it failed to reboot between kernel rebuilds.

After cpu_idle has been removed from the kernel, all problems have went
away.

This may have already been reported but I did not find anything on it.

Is this driver safe for i7 CPUs and/or who should be using it?

Justin.
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