linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.37-rc7

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Date:	Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:18:55 +0200
From:	"Ahmed S. Darwish" <darwish.07@...il.com>
To:	Jochen Voss <voss@...huhn.de>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dave Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
	Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>,
	Jesse Barnes <jesse.barnes@...el.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.37-rc7

Hi,

On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:30:30 +0000, Jochen Voss wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:52:17AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > I'm still nervous about some of the regression reports for intel
> > graphics, so please keep testing and reporting. This is the last -rc
> > before xmas (or whatever your holiday may be), so now you all have a
> > few free days when you have nothing better to do than test out an -rc
> > release, right?
>
> For reference, the regression I reported yesterday
> (message id "20101220140615.GA3035@...omatix",
> http://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg1126718.html
> on the web) is still present: -rc7 only shows a blank
> screen on my system, -rc7 with 541cc966 reverted works
> without problems.
>

I can confirm the regression: a completely-blank screen right after the
grub prompt.

Printing kernel output using early_printk() all along ('earlyprintk=
serial,keep') shows that the rest of the kernel internally goes on with
its booting process as usual.

Reverting the mentioned 541cc966 commit solves the problem; the bug is
reproducible in both qemu and real hardware.

regards,

-- 
Darwish
http://darwish.07.googlepages.com
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