linux-kernel - Re: 5.10 RC 7: grub2 out of memory

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Date:   Mon, 7 Dec 2020 01:29:34 -0800
From:   Elias Carter <edcarter@...berta.ca>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: 5.10 RC 7: grub2 out of memory

Resending grub config since that appeared to be mangled by my mail client:


On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 1:16 AM Elias Carter <edcarter@...berta.ca> wrote:
>
> I just compiled and installed 5.10 RC 7 and got a message from grub2:
> "out of memory, press any key to continue" shortly followed by a
> kernel panic (see attached screenshot).
>
> The 5.4.0-56-generic kernel from Ubuntu works on my machine fine.
>
> Things I have tried so far:
> - setting grub video mode to "console"
> - setting grub video resolution to 800x600
> - regenerating the initramfs for 5.10 RC 7
> - verifying that /boot has free space
> - changing boot mode from UEFI to legacy BIOS
>
> I have attached the following:
> 1.) dmesg ran from using the 5.4 kernel (since I cant boot into 5.10 RC 7)
> 2.) my 5.10 RC 7 kernel .config
> 3.) screenshot of kernel panic after "out of memory" grub2 message
> 4.) my /etc/default/grub
>
> Please let me know if you would like any more information or testing of patches.
>
> Thanks,
> Elias

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