Re: [patch] Re: Kernels > 2.6.1-mm3 do not boot. - SOLVED

Andi Kleen
2004-01-25T21:47:09Z

On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 03:37:20PM -0500, John Stoffel wrote:
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> Andi> On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 03:21:04PM -0500, John Stoffel wrote:
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> Andi> The latest bk tree (post 2.6.2rc1) has a full solution that
> Andi> should cover all architectures.
> >>
> >> Can you post your patch please? I've been running into this too. I'm
> >> compiling 2.6.2-rc1-mm3 right now after having commented out the
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> Andi> It should be in there already.
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> It's not in there, since my Makefile had the -funit-at-a-time stuff,
> which I've now commented out. Still compiling, and waiting to do
> areboot to test it out.

I meant the patch to sort the exception tables, which fixes the
only problem I know that unit-at-a-time triggered on i386

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> >> -funit-at-a-time in Makefile. I'm running gcc 3.3.3 on Debian with
> >> the stable/unstable/testing branches.
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> Andi> Did you actually have problems?
>
> Sure, the darn thing wouldn't boot, it kept Oopsing with the
> test_wp_bit oops (that I just posted more details about).

Looks like the sort extable patch was missing. Are you 100%
sure you booted the right kernel?

2.6.2-rc1 has Paul Mackerras' generalized sort extable patch already.

I just booted an 2.6.2-rc1-mm3 kernel compiled with an -funit-at-a-time capable
gcc 3 and it worked just fine.

-Andi