linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.25-rc8-mm2: Observed problems: Not a detailed bug report

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Message-Id: <200804152212.52976.rjw@sisk.pl>
Date:	Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:12:52 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Zan Lynx <zlynx@....org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: 2.6.25-rc8-mm2: Observed problems: Not a detailed bug report

On Tuesday, 15 of April 2008, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:00:29 -0600 Zan Lynx <zlynx@....org> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 2008-04-10 at 20:33 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.25-rc8/2.6.25-rc8-mm2/
> > 
> > I figured that I would post these without details just so they're out
> > there.  I've had trouble getting netconsole to dump anything when I need
> > it to.  I've also had trouble convincing myself to spend the off-work
> > hours I need to narrow it down.
> > 
> > The general environment is a AMD64 laptop running 64-bit Gentoo, GCC
> > 4.3.
> > 
> > Problem #1:
> > Compiling with the stack protector option crashes right after initramfs
> > loads.  I think it might be dying while attempting to mount root.
> > Simple work around: Don't compile with stack protector.
> 
> Yes, there have been a couple of reports of stack-protector problems.
> 
> > Problem #2:
> > Resume from STR.  The laptop suspends and goes into suspend state with
> > the blinking power indicator.  On resume, it simply boots normally
> > instead of resuming.  No idea how to debug this one.
> 
> hm.  I figured that if suspend worked on the Vaio, it'll work on
> everything ;)
> 
> >  Bisect I guess.
> 
> If you have the time, please.

Zan, can you please try the latest x86.git tree first?  The bug may be fixed
there.  If that still fails, please bisect, if you can.

Thanks,
Rafael
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