linux-kernel - Re: EDD still failing on some systems with 2.6.23-rc6-git2

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Message-ID: <46EAB179.4030805@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:06:17 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>
CC:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: EDD still failing on some systems with 2.6.23-rc6-git2

Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> I added debugging code to print a letter for each step in i386 setup,
> and it gets to 'J', then it hangs:
> 
>         /* Query EDD information */
> #if defined(CONFIG_EDD) || defined(CONFIG_EDD_MODULE)
>         putchar('J');
>         query_edd();
> #endif
> 
> Multiple reports of this happening on 2.6.23-rc6 can be found at
> the end of:
> 
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=251724
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=239585

I just attached a test patch to the bug report shown above.  If someone
with access to the relevant hardware could test out the patch, I would
greatly appreciate it.

	-hpa
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