From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jens Axboe Subject: Re: linux-next: spinlock lockup with next-20081118 on powerpc Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:37:37 +0100 Message-ID: <20081119143736.GJ26308@kernel.dk> References: <20081119093023.48895b84.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> <20081119091628.GT26308@kernel.dk> <20081119203922.0412c041.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> <20081119094300.GW26308@kernel.dk> <20081119213304.d2d21042.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> <20081119105833.GZ26308@kernel.dk> <20081120003224.8d0f481c.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> <20081119133408.GE26308@kernel.dk> <20081120013552.587f8928.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from pasmtpa.tele.dk ([80.160.77.114]:38067 "EHLO pasmtpA.tele.dk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753071AbYKSOjZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:39:25 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081120013552.587f8928.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> Sender: linux-next-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: Stephen Rothwell Cc: ppc-dev , linux-next@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Nov 20 2008, Stephen Rothwell wrote: > Hi Jens, > > On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:34:09 +0100 Jens Axboe wrote: > > > > Are you removing devices or modules? We have a bug there it seems, does > > this help? > > This is early in boot (we are waiting for the root device while running > on the initramfs) so there could well be modules being unloaded. > > That patch makes the problem go away. Excellent, since it was an apparent but, I already updated the original patch with this hunk. Thanks a lot for your bisection work, Stephen! -- Jens Axboe