linux-kernel - Re: kernel panic

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Date:	Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:00:15 -0400
From:	Len Brown <lenb417@...il.com>
To:	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Cc:	nick bray <nick.bray1@...world.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kernel panic

>>  after upgrading to linux kernel 3.xx I get kernel panic on boot unless I
>> use ACPI=off in the boot parameters this happens with both Ubuntu 11.10 and
>> Fedora 16. The mainboard is an Intel S875WP1-E running a Pentuim 4 3ghz with
>> 3gig RAM in single-channel mode. I have performed a Bios upgrade just in
>> case tha ACPI tables were corrupt but it makes no difference. Currently
>> running 2.6.38-11-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP (Linux Mint) with no issues.

Is this problem new in 3.1, or is it also present in 2.6.39 or 3.0?

Also, do any other cmdline parmaters besides acpi=off work-around it?
pci=noacpi
maxcpus=1

etc.

thanks,
Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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