Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 467820
ACPI: EC: GPE storm detected, disabling EC GPE
Last modified: 2013-01-10 02:07:54 EST
Description of problem: I am observing this: # grep ACPI: /var/log/dmesg ACPI: EC: non-query interrupt received, switching to interrupt mode ACPI: EC: GPE storm detected, disabling EC GPE ACPI: EC: GPE = 0x17, I/O: command/status = 0x66, data = 0x62 ACPI: EC: driver started in poll mode Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Current (2008-10-21) rawhide: kernel-2.6.27.3-27.rc1.fc10.i686 How reproducible: Always Additional info: * I read http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10724 but this didn't answer much to me. * The machine exposing this issue is a Medion E1210, an Atom N270 based netbook, an MSI Wind variant.
The message is pretty harmless - it simply indicates that your embedded controller has been switched into polled mode. This code is currently being rewritten and the message should disappear in 2.6.28 or 2.6.29.
(In reply to comment #1) > The message is pretty harmless If you say so - Let's keep fingers crossed ;)
*** Bug 465294 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I see my touchpad becomes useless after i see this error in the log. Using (2.6.27.7-130.fc10.x86_64) CPI: EC: GPE storm detected, transactions will use polling mode hub 7-0:1.0: port 2 disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling... usb 7-2: USB disconnect, address 3 bcm5974: bcm5974: could not read from device usb 7-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4 usb 7-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice input: Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.0/input/input10 input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-2 hidraw2: USB HID v1.11 Device [Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-2 input: bcm5974 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.2/input/input11 usb 7-2: New USB device found, idVendor=05ac, idProduct=0230 usb 7-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 usb 7-2: Product: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad usb 7-2: Manufacturer: Apple, Inc. After that , all the tapping/right-clicking, etc goes for a toss.
I nolonger own this macbook. i can't test it anymore.