linux-kernel - Re: [BISECTED]: Kernel panic (was: Linux 5.7-rc2)

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Message-ID: <20200421214128.GW2483@worktop.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Tue, 21 Apr 2020 23:41:28 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Harald Arnesen <harald@...gtun.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Giovanni Gherdovich <ggherdovich@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [BISECTED]: Kernel panic (was: Linux 5.7-rc2)

On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 02:30:06PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Also, see
> 
>   https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/b90ba443-9b9d-481e-7ecc-d5a25816e02f@oracle.com/
> 
> where Dave Kleikamp seems to say that it happens on his Lenovo T410.
> 
> So I do think it's real, and _not_ virtualization. Please don't
> dismiss it as some vmware artifact. Looks more like it's triggered by
> some Lenovo Thinkpad BIOS setup issue.

Oh, right (I actually saw that email when I picked up the patches, but
clearly instantly forgot about it again). If the BIOS gets the tables
funny we hit the same paths.

Anyway, it would be good if the reporter can confirm, I've also queued
those patches for /urgent, so they should show up soonish.