kernel: irq 153: Please try booting with acpi=off and report a bug

Problem
[red]kernel: irq 153: Please try booting with acpi=off and report a bug[/red]

Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: irq 153: nobody cared! (screaming interrupt?)
 Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: irq 153: Please try booting with acpi=off and report a bug

 Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: [] __report_bad_irq+0x3a/0x77

 Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: [] note_interrupt+0xea/0x115

 Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: [] handle_IRQ_event+0x0/0x4f

 Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: [] do_IRQ+0x17e/0x1f2

 Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: [] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20

 Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: [] mwait_idle+0x33/0x42

 Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: [] cpu_idle+0x26/0x3b

 Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: handlers: 

 Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: [] (ide_intr+0x0/0x11e) 

 Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: [] (usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x4b) 

 Apr 2 11:14:17 localhost kernel: Disabling IRQ #153

Solution

1. Edit grub.conf

delete “all-generic-ide” and add acpi=off apm=off

1. disable acpid service

chkconfig --level 2345 acpid off

grub.conf file should look like this

[root@localhost grub] cat /boot/grub/grub.conf

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
 #
 # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
 # NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that
 # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
 # root (hd0,0)
 # kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdc1
 # initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
 #boot=/dev/hdc
 default=0
 timeout=5
 splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
 hiddenmenu
 title CentOS (2.6.9-89.ELsmp)
 root (hd0,0)
 kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-89.ELsmp ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet acpi=off apm=off
 #kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-89.ELsmp ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet linux all-generic-ide acpi=off apm=off
 initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9-89.ELsmp.img
 title CentOS-up (2.6.9-89.EL)
 root (hd0,0) 

 kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-89.EL ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet

 initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9-89.EL.img

[green]Tested on CentOS 4.8[/green]