Re: [Bug #11907] NVRAM being corrupted on ppc64 preventing boot

Rafael J. Wysocki
2008-11-02T22:10:08Z

On Sunday, 2 of November 2008, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> Rafael J. Wysocki writes:
>
> > This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report
> > of regressions introduced between 2.6.26 and 2.6.27.
> >
> > The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> > introduced between 2.6.26 and 2.6.27. Please verify if it still should
> > be listed and let me know (either way).
>
> The commit that introduced the problem went into Linus' tree after
> 2.6.27, so it's not a regression from 2.6.26. In other words, 2.6.27
> doesn't have the problem. It's a firmware bug in some old firmware
> versions that got triggered by the kernel change, not a kernel bug per
> se.
>
> The commit has been reverted in Linus' tree now, so there isn't a
> regression from 2.6.27 any more.

Thanks, updated and closed.

Rafael