Re: 2.6.21-rc7-mm2 hangs in boot

Randy Dunlap
2007-04-30T15:14:15Z

On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:23:54 -0700 Andrew Morton wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:01:32 -0700 Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:57:16 -0700 Andrew Morton wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.21-rc7/2.6.21-rc7-mm2/
> >
> > I'm getting a hang near the end of booting on x86_64 UP.
> > The last initcall_debug function varies. E.g.:
> >
> > 1/
> > [ 0.140257] Calling initcall 0xffffffff806f2fa8: init_misc_binfmt+0x0/0x3f()
> > [ 0.140266] initcall 0xffffffff806f2fa8: init_misc_binfmt+0x0/0x3f() returned 0.
> > [ 0.140275] initcall 0xffffffff806f2fa8 ran for 0 msecs: init_misc_binfmt+0x0/0x3f()
> > [ 0.140284] Calling initcall 0xffffffff806f2fe7: init_script_binfmt+0x0/0x12()
> > [ 0.140293] initcall 0xffffffff806f2fe7: init_script_binfmt+0x0/0x12() returned 0.
> > [ 0.140302] initcall 0xffffffff806f2fe7 ran for 0 msecs: init_script_binfmt+0x0/0x12()
> > [ 0.140310] Calling initcall 0xffffffff806f2ff9: init_elf_binfmt+0x0/0x12()
> > [ 0.140317] initcall 0xffffffff806f2ff9: init_elf_binfmt+0x0/0x12() returned 0.
> > [ 0.140326] initcall 0xffffffff806f2ff9 ran for 0 msecs: init_elf_binfmt+0x0/0x12()
> > [ 0.140335] Calling initcall 0xffffffff806f3de9: debugfs_init+0x0/0x4a()
> > [ 0.140344] initcall 0xffffffff806f3de9: debugfs_init+0x0/0x4a() returned 0.
> > [ 0.140351] initcall 0xffffffff806f3de9 ran for 0 msecs: debugfs_init+0x0/0x4a()
> >
> > 2/
> > [ 0.140206] Calling initcall 0xffffffff806efeb1: ksysfs_init+0x0/0x29()
> > [ 0.140215] initcall 0xffffffff806efeb1: ksysfs_init+0x0/0x29() returned 0.
> > [ 0.140222] initcall 0xffffffff806efeb1 ran for 0 msecs: ksysfs_init+0x0/0x29()
> > [ 0.140230] Calling initcall 0xffffffff806f25be: filelock_init+0x0/0x31()
> > [ 0.140242] initcall 0xffffffff806f25be: filelock_init+0x0/0x31() returned 0.
> > [ 0.140249] initcall 0xffffffff806f25be ran for 0 msecs: filelock_init+0x0/0x31()
> > [ 0.140258] Calling initcall 0xffffffff806f2fa8: init_misc_binfmt+0x0/0x3f()
> > [ 0.140266] initcall 0xffffffff806f2fa8: init_misc_binfmt+0x0/0x3f() returned 0.
> > [ 0.140276] initcall 0xffffffff806f2fa8 ran for 0 msecs: init_misc_binfmt+0x0/0x3f()
> > [ 0.140284] Calling initcall 0xffffffff806f2fe7: init_script_binfmt+0x0/0x12()
> > [ 0.140293] initcall 0xffffffff806f2fe7: init_script_binfmt+0x0/0x12() returned 0.
> >
>
> So perhaps it locks during a timer interrupt.
>
> > .config is attached.
> >
> > Any ideas/suggestions?
>
> Just the usual: nothing from sysrq or NMI watchdog?

Nothing from either of those. I'll jiggle some config options.

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~Randy
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