linux-kernel - Re: [BUG][bisected 270065e] linux-next fails to boot on powerpc

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Message-ID: <87o9rfrnaj.fsf@concordia.ellerman.id.au>
Date:   Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:33:08 +1000
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@....com>,
        "linuxppc-dev\@lists.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "abdhalee\@linux.vnet.ibm.com" <abdhalee@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "hch\@lst.de" <hch@....de>,
        "brking\@linux.vnet.ibm.com" <brking@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "sfr\@canb.auug.org.au" <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        "sachinp\@linux.vnet.ibm.com" <sachinp@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "linux-next\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
        "hare\@suse.com" <hare@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [BUG][bisected 270065e] linux-next fails to boot on powerpc

Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@....com> writes:

> On Wed, 2017-08-16 at 22:30 +0530, Abdul Haleem wrote:
>> As of next-20170809, linux-next on powerpc boot hung with below trace
>> message.
>> 
>> [ ... ]
>> 
>> A bisection resulted in first bad commit (270065e92 - scsi: scsi-mq:
>> Always unprepare ...) in the merge branch 'scsi/for-next'
>> 
>> System booted fine when the below commit is reverted: 
>> 
>> commit 270065e92c317845d69095ec8e3d18616b5b39d5
>> Author: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@....com>
>> Date:   Thu Aug 3 14:40:14 2017 -0700
>> 
>>     scsi: scsi-mq: Always unprepare before requeuing a request
>
> Hello Brian and Michael,
>
> Do you agree that this probably indicates a bug in the PowerPC block driver
> that is used to access the boot disk?

I don't know a scsi device from a block device, so I'm not much help sorry.

It seems likely it is a powerpc specific bug, as it seems no one else
has reported any problems with this commit.

> Anyway, since a solution is not yet available, I will submit a revert
> for this patch.

Thanks. Sorry I haven't been able to debug it further, there's about 10
things on fire right now - ie. situation normal :)

cheers