linux-kernel - Re: Regression - SATA disks behind USB ones on v4.8-rc1, breaking boot. [Re: Who reordered my disks (probably v4.8-rc1 problem)]

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Message-ID: <20160814101438.GA27772@amd>
Date:	Sun, 14 Aug 2016 12:14:38 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	jamespharvey20@...il.com, regressions@...mhuis.info
Cc:	hdegoede@...hat.com, tj@...nel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	oliver@...kum.org, stern@...land.harvard.edu
Subject: Re: Regression - SATA disks behind USB ones on v4.8-rc1, breaking
 boot. [Re: Who reordered my disks (probably v4.8-rc1 problem)]

On Sun 2016-08-14 11:20:44, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > It seems that in v4.8-rc0, /dev/sdX got reordered, and now USB devices
> > are probed before SATA drivers. That is pretty anti-social. It
> > broke my boot on my primary machine, and unfortunately due to BIOS
> > problems (keyboard does not work when connected through a hub) it is
> > less fun than it should be.
> 
> If you know which commit caused	the reordering, that would be helpful.
> 
> v4.1 seems to be ok: SATA disk is sda, as expected.
> 
> v4.4 seems to be ok: SATA disk is sda, as expected.

v4.6 seems to be ok.

v4.7 SATA disk is sde, behind USB card readers. Not helpful.

Ouch. So we have 'stable' kernel with this. Much more fun :-(.
									Pavel
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