Re: Linux-rt fails to boot [any release past 3.12.5-rt7] on all of my machines

[Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>]

On 02/11/2014 04:16 PM, jordan wrote:
> Hi,

Hi Jordan,

> you would be looking at differences between -rt7 and now, as -rt8
> fails to boot. [-rt7 is stable, -rt8+ doesn't boot].
> 
> When i get home tonight, i will revert those three patches and see if
> i get a working kernel, but again - because i package my kernel [for
> other users], this is problematic. [ie: i can't update packages until
> i am sure that linux-rt patchset will boot for everyone okay - right
> now, i know it won't boot for some and if i revert those 3 patches,
> while it may boot for me/possibly those who it doesn't boot for - it's
> likely going to cause issues for other users... it's a bit of a
> pickle! ;) ].
> 
> anyway, let me know if there is anything i can do - as is - i will
> report back if reverting those three patches allows my machine to at
> least boot.

Okay. v3.12.5-rt7 is something I released with -RT changes. v3.12.6-rt8
has zero -RT changes, only stable increment. That means, the -RT patch
should be exactly the same (except for localversion).
So whatever breaks booting v3.12.6-rt8 is something that came via
stable queue.

> 
> Jordan
> 
Sebastian