From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262060AbUFNITk (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Jun 2004 04:19:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262050AbUFNITO (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Jun 2004 04:19:14 -0400 Received: from [213.146.154.40] ([213.146.154.40]:22993 "EHLO pentafluge.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262060AbUFNINL (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Jun 2004 04:13:11 -0400 Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:13:06 +0100 From: Christoph Hellwig To: William Lee Irwin III , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [6/12] fix advansys.c highmem bugs Message-ID: <20040614081306.GE7162@infradead.org> Mail-Followup-To: Christoph Hellwig , William Lee Irwin III , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20040614003148.GO1444@holomorphy.com> <20040614003331.GP1444@holomorphy.com> <20040614003459.GQ1444@holomorphy.com> <20040614003605.GR1444@holomorphy.com> <20040614003708.GS1444@holomorphy.com> <20040614003835.GT1444@holomorphy.com> <20040614003929.GU1444@holomorphy.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040614003929.GU1444@holomorphy.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by pentafluge.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 05:39:29PM -0700, William Lee Irwin III wrote: > * Added basic highmem support in drivers/scsi/advansys.c > This fixes Debian BTS #245238. > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=245238 > > From: "Jamin W. Collins" > To: Debian Bug Tracking System > Message-Id: > Subject: kernel-image-2.6.5-1-k7: fails to boot with "request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-0000" > > Attempting to boot my system after installing the > kernel-image-2.6.5-1-k7 package fails with the following errors: > > request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-0000 > request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-0000 > request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-0000 > request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-0000 > > The system boots fine from a 2.4.24 kernel and used to boot properly > from a custom 2.6.3 kernel. After taking hte system down to add more > memory, I noticed the above error with my custom 2.6.3 kernel and > reverted to the 2.4.24. I've since removed the custom 2.6.3 and > installed the Debian 2.6.5. An improved version of this already is in the linux-scsi tree.