linux-kernel - Re: Regression: 2.6.34 boot fails on E5405 system, bisected: de08e2c26

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Date:	Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:17:18 -0700
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org, jacob.jun.pan@...el.com
Subject: Re: Regression:  2.6.34 boot fails on E5405 system, bisected:  de08e2c26

On 07/13/2010 05:36 PM, Ben Greear wrote:
> We're seeing boot failures on multiple machines, running FC8 and
> F11. I bisected on an FC8 32-bit system. Newer hardware works,
> but these older ones do not.
>
> A console log of the hang is found later in this email.
>
> Please let me know if you would like any additional information,
> and I will be happy to test patches.
>
> The same failure happens in 2.6.34.1, so the fix does not appear to
> be in the stable tree yet.


I added some printks to the offending code.  It seems the problem
is that the fixed_bar_cap method in arch/x86/pci/mrst.c loops forever:

# Endless loop of this spewing to console...

pcie_cap: 268435456Checking vendor..
pos after shift: 256
Before read..
pcie_cap: 268435456Checking vendor..
pos after shift: 256
Before read..
pcie_cap: 268435456Checking vendor..
pos after shift: 256
Before read..
pcie_cap: 268435456Checking vendor..
pos after shift: 256
Before read..
pcie_cap: 268435456Checking vendor..
pos after shift: 256
Before read..
pcie_cap: 268435456Checking vendor..


static int fixed_bar_cap(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn)
{
	int pos;
	u32 pcie_cap = 0, cap_data;
	printk("fixed_bar_cap, bus: %p  devfn: %u\n", bus, devfn);
	pos = PCIE_CAP_OFFSET;
	while (pos) {
		printk("Before read..\n");
		if (raw_pci_ext_ops->read(pci_domain_nr(bus), bus->number,
					  devfn, pos, 4, &pcie_cap))
			return 0;
		printk("pcie_cap: %u", pcie_cap);
		
		if (pcie_cap == 0xffffffff)
			return 0;

		printk("Checking vendor..\n");
		if (PCI_EXT_CAP_ID(pcie_cap) == PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_VNDR) {
			printk("reading domain_nr\n");
			raw_pci_ext_ops->read(pci_domain_nr(bus), bus->number,
					      devfn, pos + 4, 4, &cap_data);
			printk("cap_data: %u\n", cap_data);
			if ((cap_data & 0xffff) == PCIE_VNDR_CAP_ID_FIXED_BAR)
				return pos;
		}

		pos = pcie_cap >> 20;
		printk("pos after shift: %i\n", pos);
	}

	printk("Returning from fixed_bar_cap\n");
	return 0;
}


-- 
Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com

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