linux-kernel - Re: Config NO_BOOTMEM breaks my amd64 box

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Date:	Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:43:30 +1100 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, airlied@...ux.ie,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
Subject: Re: Config NO_BOOTMEM breaks my amd64 box

On Wed, 31 Mar 2010, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> On 03/31/2010 03:58 PM, James Morris wrote:
> > On Wed, 31 Mar 2010, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> >>>
> >>> Yes, it was happening with -rc3.
> >>
> >> Could you please send the bootlog that Yinghai asked for, plus also one that 
> >> you get with NO_BOOTMEM turned off (for comparison)?
> > 
> > I don't have the old boot logs, and have since upgraded the system 
> > further.  
> > 
> 
> Upgraded how?  The problem no longer happens?

Upgraded to the latest rawhide userland -- I have not since tested with 
bootmem off.  I'll try and do so again when I get a chance.


> 
> > IIRC, the boot was failing after not being able to find the root fs 
> > (ext3/lvm/raid0).  I thought it was a dracut issue, but it seemed to be 
> > fixed by enabling bootmem.
> 
> This would rather match the problem that was addressed by the patch in
> -rc3.  Any help in reproducing it would be great.
> 
> 	-hpa
> 

-- 
James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>
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