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Date:	Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:09:02 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
To:	tarka@...ernode.on.net (Steve Smith)
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...l.ru>
Subject: Re: Repeatable hang on boot with PCMCIA card present

On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 15:03:31 +1000
tarka@...ernode.on.net (Steve Smith) wrote:

> [I sent the following to the person responsible for the patch but
> haven't heard anything so I assume he's unavailable...]
> 
> Hi,
> 
> With recent kernel releases I have started seeing consistent hangs
> during boot when a PCMCIA card is present in the slot (the card in
> question is a Linksys wireless-B card).  The symptoms are:
> 
>     If the card is present during boot an error of "Unknown interrupt
>     or fault at EIP ..." appears.
> 
>     If the card is not present there is no error.
> 
>     The card can be plugged-in post-boot without problems.
> 
> Using git-bisect I have narrowed down the error to one commit, namely
> "use bitfield instead of p_state and state".  The commit# is
> 
>     e2d4096365e06b9a3799afbadc28b4519c0b3526
>
> However I am still seeing this problem with the latest -RC releases.

Thanks for doing that.

Damn, that was a huge patch.  Have you been able to grab
a copy of the oops output?  It would really help.  Even a photo of
the screen..


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