Re: 2.6.9-rc2-mm4

Ingo Molnar
2004-09-28T10:32:16Z

* Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@verizon.net> wrote:

> >what i use is serial logging to another machine. A digital camera is
> >fine too, if the problem area is still visible on the screen.
> >(Netconsole is useful too for other type of hangs but it's not
> > active at such an early stage yet.)
> >
> > Ingo
>
> Unforch, I don't have a spare seriel port Ingo. One is running my x10

fortunately with the patch applied your box works now (so does mine) so
the bug appears to be fixed.

early-bootup debugging was never easy, and breakage there doesnt happen
all that often. Hopefully this was the last one related to remove-BKL.

(If such a early-bootup lockup happens in the future then you sure could
temporarily unplug the ups serial connection and use that as the serial
console - for the narrow and temporary purpose of debugging that
boot-time hang.)

Ingo