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From: "Gerhard Pircher" <gerhard_pircher@gmx.net>
To: jfannin@gmail.com, benh@kernel.crashing.org
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: BUG() in current git, __dma_alloc_coherent, Beige G3
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:03:59 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080616070359.300020@gmx.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1213591838.8129.123.camel@pasglop>


-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:50:38 +1000
> Von: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
> An: Joseph Fannin <jfannin@gmail.com>
> CC: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
> Betreff: Re: BUG() in current git, __dma_alloc_coherent, Beige G3

> > This is 100% reproducable.  I can't really recall the last kernel I
> > built and booted successfully on this box -- the best I can say is
> > that the 2.6.24-ish kernel Ubuntu ships works.
> > 
> > I should probably mention that I've been having a little trouble with
> > the IDE drive in this machine -- but the drive isn't the problem:
> > 
> >     * This is 100% reproducible with the current git kernel, and
> >           doesn't happen w/the Ubuntu kernel
> >     * The traceback and dump does not vary between boots
> >     * The kernel BUGs out well before the disks are detected (and it's
> >           a _drive_ problem)
> > 
> > ... etc.  :-)  I don't want to send anyone on a wild goose chase, but
> > yeah, it's not the hardware.  ;-)
> > 
> > So, what can I do to help find the problem here?  Git says no one's
> > touched that file in a while, and tracing through this problem is
> > above my skill level here.  I'll attach my .config, and put the
> > vmlinux up:
I discovered this bug some time ago and reported it on the list.
See here for more info:
http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2008-May/056128.html
Anyway I don't think your machine needs dma-noncoherent.

best regards,

Gerhard

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  reply	other threads:[~2008-06-16  7:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-06-16  1:46 BUG() in current git, __dma_alloc_coherent, Beige G3 Joseph Fannin
2008-06-16  4:50 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2008-06-16  7:03   ` Gerhard Pircher [this message]
2008-06-16  7:11     ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2008-06-16  7:30   ` Joseph Fannin
2008-06-16  9:05     ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt

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