Package: linux-2.6
Version: > 2.6.23
Severity: normal


Hi,

Since updating the kernel to 2.6.24 I get some strange hiccups when
trying to play media files. They play fine for some time (random, but
usually after one hour or so) and then they stop. When I start typing or
moving the mouse they play on for as long as I provide some input. When
I stop, they hang as well. All media players are affected be it MPlayer
or Totem. Even GIF animations in Firefox stop moving when this is
happening.

I thought it might be caused by NO_HZ, but disabling and rebuilding did
not help. I am currently building a kernel with NO_HZ and
HIGH_RES_TIMERS off (#458312). I have tried various kernels (currently
2.6.25.13) and all seem to have this problem (building with the Debian
kernel settings).

regards,
Marek

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.25.13 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash



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On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 03:11:58PM +0200, Marek Kubica wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Version: > 2.6.23
> Severity: normal
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Since updating the kernel to 2.6.24 I get some strange hiccups when
> trying to play media files. They play fine for some time (random, but
> usually after one hour or so) and then they stop. When I start typing or
> moving the mouse they play on for as long as I provide some input. When
> I stop, they hang as well. All media players are affected be it MPlayer
> or Totem. Even GIF animations in Firefox stop moving when this is
> happening.
>
> I thought it might be caused by NO_HZ, but disabling and rebuilding did
> not help. I am currently building a kernel with NO_HZ and
> HIGH_RES_TIMERS off (#458312). I have tried various kernels (currently
> 2.6.25.13) and all seem to have this problem (building with the Debian
> kernel settings).

Does this error still occur with more recent kernel versions?

Cheers,
Moritz




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On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:34:22 +0100
Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org> wrote:

> Does this error still occur with more recent kernel versions?

I haven't used the machine for multimedia lately but it seems that
2.6.26 does not have this issue (or much less then the older
kernels).

regards,
Marek



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