From: "Michel Dänzer" <michel@daenzer.net>
To: kevin diggs <diggskevin38@gmail.com>
Cc: Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@it.uu.se>,
linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [regression] 2.6.39-rc[1-3] fail to boot on G5 PowerMac
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:02:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1302771756.15520.100.camel@thor.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTika8FY1dD_hOQ4wMhHzuQ2Qt8fg7A@mail.gmail.com>
On Mit, 2011-04-13 at 18:43 -0500, kevin diggs wrote:=20
>=20
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Benjamin Herrenschmidt
> <benh@kernel.crashing.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 12:52 -0500, kevin diggs wrote:
> >> > Actually I do get a crash in X later on... something in the radeon
> >> DRM
> >> > interrupt code is getting what looks like a NULL dereference. I'll
> >> try
> >> > to dig that one later on. I don't know if it's related to your
> >> problem
> >> > at all though.
> >> >
> >> In this context, what does 'crash' mean? The X thingy goes down? Or
> >> the whole OS?
> >
> > Depends, with xmon enabled you get into xmon :-) Dunno if the oops is
> > fatal but it could be.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ben.
> >
> >
>=20
> As I think I have the same hardware as you (7,3, radeon 9600) If you
> can tell me how to reproduce it maybe I can poke around a little.
> Thus, at least temporarily, freeing you up for other stuff.
>=20
> I kinda need a break from fighting with GCC.
FWIW, the problem Ben refers to might be fixed in current mainline by
commit d87dfdbfc91c5e37288e7e8f7afdd992ba61a60d which reverts
69a07f0b117a40fcc1a479358d8e1f41793617f2 .
--=20
Earthling Michel D=C3=A4nzer | http://www.vmware.c=
om
Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-04-14 9:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-04-12 17:30 [regression] 2.6.39-rc[1-3] fail to boot on G5 PowerMac Mikael Pettersson
2011-04-12 18:59 ` kevin diggs
2011-04-12 22:09 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-04-12 23:55 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-04-13 8:16 ` Mikael Pettersson
2011-04-13 8:58 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-04-13 17:52 ` kevin diggs
2011-04-13 23:21 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-04-13 23:43 ` kevin diggs
2011-04-14 9:02 ` Michel Dänzer [this message]
2011-04-14 21:25 ` Hugh Dickins
2011-04-14 21:54 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-04-17 3:16 ` Hugh Dickins
2011-04-17 7:00 ` Jens Axboe
2011-04-17 17:47 ` Hugh Dickins
2011-04-14 22:14 ` Mikael Pettersson
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