linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] 2.6.23-rc3 can't see sd partitions on Alpha

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Message-ID: <20071207093304.GC21135@elte.hu>
Date:	Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:33:04 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Bob Tracy <rct@...s.com>, mcree@...on.net.nz,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rjw@...k.pl, rth@...ddle.net,
	ink@...assic.park.msu.ru, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	kay.sievers@...y.org, greg@...ah.com
Subject: Re: [BUG] 2.6.23-rc3 can't see sd partitions on Alpha


* Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> > # bad: [6f37ac793d6ba7b35d338f791974166f67fdd9ba] Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6
> > git-bisect bad 6f37ac793d6ba7b35d338f791974166f67fdd9ba
> > # good: [2f1f53bdc6531696934f6ee7bbdfa2ab4f4f62a3] CRISv10 fasttimer: Scrap INLINE and name timeval_cmp better
> > git-bisect good 2f1f53bdc6531696934f6ee7bbdfa2ab4f4f62a3

> I'm struggling to see how any of those could have broken block device 
> mounting on alpha.  Are you sure you bisected right?

the bisection log looks healthy so far - with nicely alternating 
good/bad bisection points. Barring the possibility that the bug is 
non-deterministic, i'd guess the bisection points are OK, at least 
judging from their statistical properties.

but ... i went over the diffs too, and i fail to see how they could 
affect the bootup path of an Alpha box, which i suspect has no 
networking dependency up to the failure point.

	Ingo
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