netdev - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9661] New: Booting from nfsroot fails

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Message-Id: <20071229151401.ee32b8f7.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:14:01 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	bugs@...cast.de
Cc:	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9661] New: Booting from nfsroot fails

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:54:07 -0800 (PST) bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9661
> 
>            Summary: Booting from nfsroot fails
>            Product: Networking
>            Version: 2.5
>      KernelVersion: 2.6.24-rc6-git4
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: blocking
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: IPV4
>         AssignedTo: shemminger@...ux-foundation.org
>         ReportedBy: bugs@...cast.de
> 
> 
> Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: 2.6.24-rc6-git3
> Distribution: Debian GNU Linux 4.0/Etch
> Hardware Environment: Intel DG965SS, 4GB RAM, onboard e1000, no HDD
> Software Environment: Debian GNU Linux 4.0r2 x86_64
> Problem Description: Starting with -git4 release the System won't boot from
> network. Booting with root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp for example ends in asking the user
> to insert a boot floppy. This is obviously not the expected result when booting
> from network. 
> 
> The cause seem to be the changeset a6c05c3d064dbb83be88cba3189beb5db9d2dfc3.
> Looking at the code I found that ic_enable doesn't get set as expected. This
> prevents the kernel from initializing the ip configuration. 
> 
> The patch & my LK conf (for reference) are attached. This may be not the ideal
> way of solving this, there are probably better ones. This one "Works For Me" :)

Thanks for the fix, but please send patches via email and not via bugzilla?

Suitable recipients for this one would be

netdev@...r.kernel.org
Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
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