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On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 04:04:56PM -0700, Martin J. Bligh wrote: > >>> > >>> The one that worries me is that my x86_64 box won't boot since -rc3 > >>> > >>> See: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/mbligh/abat/regression_matrix.html > >>> > > >>> > HA. Found it. binary search reveals it's patch 182 out of 2.6.12-rc2-mm2. > >>> > And the winner is .... <drum roll please> .... > >>> > > >>> > x86_64-use-the-e820-hole-to-map-the-iommu-agp-aperture.patch > >>> > > >>> > >>> hrm. No useful messages in dmesg? > >>> > >>> Andi, do we revert it? > >> > >> Ok. For now. > >> > >> Actually it fixes some other bugs (e.g. one from Matt D.), but they are not > >> very high priority. > >> > >> I would like to debug it, but I am not sure I will still make it this week. > >> But Martin, can you please send me the dmesg again? Maybe it is something > >> stupid. > > > > All the logs are linked off here: > > > > http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/mbligh/abat/regression_matrix.html > > > > Just click on the ABORT messages in hte left column. But I'm thinking maybe > > I'm off by one, and it might be: > > Nope, I was correct, just one of my scrawled notes was wrong. backing out > > x86_64-use-the-e820-hole-to-map-the-iommu-agp-aperture.patch > > does indeed fix it. Most likely it is a BIOS bug and the Newisys BIOS puts something in the hole when it should be marked RESERVED in e820. Little we can do here :/ Note in theory it could blow up on i386 too if you have enough mappings. -Andi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||||
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