Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:59:11 +0530 | From | Balbir Singh <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.24-rc4-mm1 kobject changes broken with hvcs driver on powerpc |
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Badari Pulavarty wrote: > On Fri, 2007-12-07 at 00:28 +0530, Balbir Singh wrote: >> Greg KH wrote: >> >>>> Why release the spinlock here? It's done after the count is incremented. >>>> This patch does not seem correct. >>> Doh, you are correct, I'll make sure that I fix this up before applying >>> it. >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> greg k-h >> Hi, Greg, >> >> I ran some tests with the fixed up version of this patch and the system >> fails to come up. >> >> I see the WARN_ON in lib/kref.c:33 and the system fails to boot beyond >> that point. I have not yet found time to debug it though. > > > Are you running into same issue, I am getting on my machine ? Are you > using IPR driver ? >
Badari,
I am unable to get past lib/kref.c:33 and cut here. The machine just stalls, I see no output at the console. I don't get a backtrace like you do, even with xmon enabled :(
> Thanks, > Badari > >
-- Warm Regards, Balbir Singh Linux Technology Center IBM, ISTL
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