linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] kernel 2.6.33-rc4 OOPS's with large initramfs

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Message-ID: <4BA52D01.1070506@zytor.com>
Date:	Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:16:01 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Nigel Kukard <nkukard@...d.net>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] kernel 2.6.33-rc4 OOPS's with large initramfs

On 03/20/2010 01:09 PM, Nigel Kukard wrote:
>>>     
>> How much RAM are you giving your VM?  The default for Qemu is 128 MB,
>> and if you have a 110 MB initramfs it's hardly surprising that you get
>> an out of memory error.
> 
> The kernel now boots where it booted for my 64bit box.
> 
> The main problem though is the instant reboots for bzip2 and lzma
> compressed initramfs images. The change for printf to /usr/bin/printf
> both render the sane end result when run with the same commandline being
> run in the makefile, so this isn't the issue.
> 

Oh, you have *that* problem.

What printf is being used?

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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