Re: 2.6.11.7 kernel panic on boot on AMD64

[Ruben Puettmann <ruben@puettmann.net>]

On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 04:32:15PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> Hmm? saved_command_Line should have enough space to add a simple string.
> It is a 1024bytes. Unless you already have a 1k command line it should
> be quite ok.

Here it seems that it is 256 bytes :

init/main.c:char saved_command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE];

include/asm-x86_64/setup.h:#define COMMAND_LINE_SIZE    256

 
> Why do you think it is bogus?
> 
> > This is bogus appending stuff to the saved_command_line and at the same
> > time in Rubens case it touches the late_time_init() which breakes havoc.
> 
> I dont agree with this patch.
> 

The patch workes here fine. After apply the Server boots without any
problem.


                        Ruben

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