linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] x86: bootmem broken on SGI UV

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Message-ID: <4CAF9096.20408@intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:43:50 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <h.peter.anvin@...el.com>
To:	Russ Anderson <rja@....com>
CC:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Jack Steiner <steiner@....com>
Subject: Re: [BUG] x86: bootmem broken on SGI UV

On 10/08/2010 02:34 PM, Russ Anderson wrote:
> 	[BUG] x86: bootmem broken on SGI UV
> 
> Recent community kernels do not boot on SGI UV x86 hardware with
> more than one socket.  I suspect the problem is due to recent 
> bootmem/e820 changes.
> 

You may want to try the tip master kernel, which has a bunch of changes
in that area.

Unfortunately, I think you can probably understand that UV-specific
debugging is out of reach for most people outside SGI.

	-hpa
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