linux-kernel - Re: [stable] 2.6.23 boot failures on x86-64.

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Message-Id: <1193689651.3133.3.camel@avenin.ebourne.me.uk>
Date:	Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:27:31 +0000
From:	Martin Ebourne <martin@...ler.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Zou Nan hai <nanhai.zou@...el.com>,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, stable@...nel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>, Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>
Subject: Re: [stable] 2.6.23 boot failures on x86-64.

On Mon, 2007-10-29 at 11:37 -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Martin - it would be great if you could try out your failing machine with 
> 2.6.24-rc1 (or a nightly snapshot or current git.. the more recent the 
> better).
> 
> But if I'm right, that commit should be reverted from 2.6.24 just because 
> it's pointless (even if the bug itself is gone). And if I'm wrong, it 
> should be reverted. So something like the appended would make sense 
> regardless.
> 
> Can I get a "tested-by"? And/or ack/nack's on my half-arsed theory above?

Current git boots ok as is.

I used the config from the fedora 2.6.23 kernel and accepted defaults
for all the new options.

Cheers,

Martin.

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