From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt Fleming Subject: Re: EFI boot problem in 3.11 Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 16:51:00 +0100 Message-ID: <20131026155100.GC1982@console-pimps.org> References: <32EA1272-FF5B-4FAA-B136-1447BF6F9876@rf.net.nz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <32EA1272-FF5B-4FAA-B136-1447BF6F9876-NpJDBqUeXo2lVyrhU4qvOw@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-efi-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Jasper Bryant-Greene Cc: linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 24 Oct, at 12:14:26PM, Jasper Bryant-Greene wrote: > I have a box here which is set up for EFI boot with no boot loader. >=20 > The kernel is compiled with a built-in initrd and command line. >=20 > In 3.10 this was all working well. However, after updating to 3.11.5 = a > reboot leads to the EFI firmware boot screen appearing followed by th= e > middle section of it going black (just leaving two vertical stripes o= f > the EFI firmware boot screen on either side of the screen) and the > system locking up (numlock etc do not work). >=20 > However, if I hit =E2=80=98delete=E2=80=99 quickly when powering on, = and enter the > firmware setup screen, I can then =E2=80=98exit without saving=E2=80=99= and the system > will boot successfully =E2=80=94 =E2=80=98save and exit=E2=80=99 does= not work as that > performs a full reboot while =E2=80=98exit without saving=E2=80=99 se= ems to continue > the boot where it left off. >=20 > Due to the aforementioned graphics corruption, I am wondering whether > it is somehow related to the frame buffer? As this is a production > system I unfortunately do not have flexibility to try a number of > kernel versions in-between to locate where the issue was introduced. Nothing springs to mind and nothing jumps out of the log in drivers/video or arch/x86/platform/efi. The best way to figure out what's causing this issue really is to bisec= t the kernel versions. What hardware are you running on? --=20 Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753284Ab3JZPvF (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:51:05 -0400 Received: from arkanian.console-pimps.org ([212.110.184.194]:56124 "EHLO arkanian.console-pimps.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753186Ab3JZPvC (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:51:02 -0400 Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 16:51:00 +0100 From: Matt Fleming To: Jasper Bryant-Greene Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-efi@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: EFI boot problem in 3.11 Message-ID: <20131026155100.GC1982@console-pimps.org> References: <32EA1272-FF5B-4FAA-B136-1447BF6F9876@rf.net.nz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <32EA1272-FF5B-4FAA-B136-1447BF6F9876@rf.net.nz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 24 Oct, at 12:14:26PM, Jasper Bryant-Greene wrote: > I have a box here which is set up for EFI boot with no boot loader. > > The kernel is compiled with a built-in initrd and command line. > > In 3.10 this was all working well. However, after updating to 3.11.5 a > reboot leads to the EFI firmware boot screen appearing followed by the > middle section of it going black (just leaving two vertical stripes of > the EFI firmware boot screen on either side of the screen) and the > system locking up (numlock etc do not work). > > However, if I hit ‘delete’ quickly when powering on, and enter the > firmware setup screen, I can then ‘exit without saving’ and the system > will boot successfully — ‘save and exit’ does not work as that > performs a full reboot while ‘exit without saving’ seems to continue > the boot where it left off. > > Due to the aforementioned graphics corruption, I am wondering whether > it is somehow related to the frame buffer? As this is a production > system I unfortunately do not have flexibility to try a number of > kernel versions in-between to locate where the issue was introduced. Nothing springs to mind and nothing jumps out of the log in drivers/video or arch/x86/platform/efi. The best way to figure out what's causing this issue really is to bisect the kernel versions. What hardware are you running on? -- Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center