linux-kernel - Re: Regression in efi.c 2.6.32-rc7

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Message-ID: <4B04941B.2060608@internode.on.net>
Date:	Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:10:59 +1030
From:	indexer <indexer@...ernode.on.net>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Regression in efi.c 2.6.32-rc7

H. Peter Anvin

I am sadly very new to git and its functions but i did the best i could, 
and i had build errors on the last attempt, but i have narrowed this 
down to three commits. Find the out put of git bisect view --stat 
attached with these commits included. Now i may be wrong, but it appears 
that only the commit in realtion to 64 bit memory maps will affect my 
system (as i am running x86_64) . For extra details, it seems that 
commit was to fix an issue with Macbook gen 5 rev 2, where i am using a 
gen 5 rev 3. I will try to finish the bisect once i have received help 
about this build issue.

Your time is appreciated.

Sincerely

William

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 11/17/2009 06:42 AM, indexer wrote:
>   
>> I would like to report a possible regression in efi.c with kernels
>> 2.6.31 , 2.6.32-rc5 and 2.6.32.rc7.
>>
>> Attempting to boot x86_64 with elilo succeeds using 2.6.30 . Using the
>> same config cannot boot with any of the 3 afore mentioned kernels. Elilo
>> freezes at bootloader as system attempts to initiate. Cannot attach a
>> serial console for debug, and no errors appear on screen. No version of
>> refit, elilo, efi firmware changes, only the kernel in question. This
>> results in an unbootable system using efi.
>>
>> I have already followed the patch described here,
>> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14466 , it does not change
>> the situation on 2.6.31 or 2.6.32-rc5, and no need to patch 2.6.32-rc7
>> as it was merged already.
>>
>> The below diff shows the differences in efi.c between 2.6.30 and
>> 2.6.32-rc7. Please also find attached my .config for 2.6.32.rc7
>>
>>     
>
> Can you do a git bisect between 2.6.30 and 2.6.31?
>
> 	-hpa
>
>   

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