linux-kernel - Re: next/master boot bisection: next-20190215 on beaglebone-black

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Message-Id: <20190228151438.fc44921e66f2f5d393c8d7b4@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Thu, 28 Feb 2019 15:14:38 -0800
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        "kernelci.org bot" <bot@...nelci.org>,
        Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu.vizoso@...labora.com>,
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Subject: Re: next/master boot bisection: next-20190215 on beaglebone-black

On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:04:04 -0800 Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 4:00 PM Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:51:51 +0000 Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 10:43:25AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:20:10 -0800 (PST) "kernelci.org bot" <bot@...nelci.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > >   Details:    https://kernelci.org/boot/id/5c666ea959b514b017fe6017
> > > > >   Plain log:  https://storage.kernelci.org//next/master/next-20190215/arm/multi_v7_defconfig+CONFIG_SMP=n/gcc-7/lab-collabora/boot-am335x-boneblack.txt
> > > > >   HTML log:   https://storage.kernelci.org//next/master/next-20190215/arm/multi_v7_defconfig+CONFIG_SMP=n/gcc-7/lab-collabora/boot-am335x-boneblack.html
> > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > > But what actually went wrong?  Kernel doesn't boot?
> > >
> > > The linked logs show the kernel dying early in boot before the console
> > > comes up so yeah.  There should be kernel output at the bottom of the
> > > logs.
> >
> > I assume Dan is distracted - I'll keep this patchset on hold until we
> > can get to the bottom of this.
> 
> Michal had asked if the free space accounting fix up addressed this
> boot regression? I was awaiting word on that.

hm, does bot@...nelci.org actually read emails?  Let's try info@ as well..

Is it possible to determine whether this regression is still present in
current linux-next?

> I assume you're not willing to entertain a "depends
> NOT_THIS_ARM_BOARD" hack in the meantime?

We'd probably never be able to remove it.  And we don't know whether
other systems might be affected.