Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:51:00 +0000 | From | Martyn Welch <> | Subject | Re: Gianfar driver failing on MPC8641D based board |
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Anton Vorontsov wrote: > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 04:46:54PM +0000, Martyn Welch wrote: > [...] > >>> nfs: server 192.168.0.1 not responding, still trying >>> >>> >> Further testing has shown that this isn't restricted to warm reboots, it >> happens from cold as well. In addition, the exact timing of the failure >> seems to vary, some boots have got further before failing. >> > > Unfortunately I don't have any 8641 boards near me, so I can't > debug this myself. Though, I tested gianfar on MPC8568E-MDS with > 2.6.33 kernel, and it seems to work just fine. > > I see you use SMP. Can you try to turn it off? If that will fix > the issue, then it'll be a good data point. > > Meanwhile, I'll try SMP kernel on MPC8568 (UP), and let you > know the results. > > Thanks
I removed the second core from the dts file rather than truly disabling SMP in the kernel config. Doing this allowed the board to boot reliably.
Martyn
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