linux-kernel - Re: kernel expection generated with 2.6.21-mm1 kernel boot up

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Message-ID: <464185CF.8010800@in.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 09 May 2007 13:56:55 +0530
From:	Srinivasa Ds <srinivasa@...ibm.com>
To:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
CC:	Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: kernel expection generated with 2.6.21-mm1 kernel boot up

Christoph Lameter wrote:
> On Tue, 8 May 2007, Srinivasa Ds wrote:
> 
>> Looks like there is a bug in SLUB implementaion for ppc64 in 2.6.21-mm1.
>> I unmarked CONFIG_SLUB and build the kernel, its booting cleary now.
>>
>> Thanks
>>  Srinivasa DS
> 
> This is a known issue for PPC with more than 4 processors. Work is in 
> progress for a general fix.

That would be good. Incase if you have fix, please let us know so that
we can test it on ppc64.
> 
> You should have not been able to select SLUB at all given that you have 4 
> processor configured. Hmmm... The Kconfig comparison for more than 4 cpus 
> does only seem to work in certain cases.
> 
> Could I have a complete .config?

Attaching it here.




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