Re: [patch] Re: Kernels > 2.6.1-mm3 do not boot. - SOLVED

[Andi Kleen]

On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 03:37:20PM -0500, John Stoffel wrote:
> 
> 
> Andi> On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 03:21:04PM -0500, John Stoffel wrote:
> >> 
> Andi> The latest bk tree (post 2.6.2rc1) has a full solution that
> Andi> should cover all architectures.
> >> 
> >> Can you post your patch please?  I've been running into this too.  I'm
> >> compiling 2.6.2-rc1-mm3 right now after having commented out the
> 
> Andi> It should be in there already. 
> 
> It's not in there, since my Makefile had the -funit-at-a-time stuff,
> which I've now commented out.  Still compiling, and waiting to do
> areboot to test it out.

I meant the patch to sort the exception tables, which fixes the
only problem I know that unit-at-a-time triggered on i386

> 
> >> -funit-at-a-time in Makefile.  I'm running gcc 3.3.3 on Debian with
> >> the stable/unstable/testing branches.  
> 
> Andi> Did you actually have problems? 
> 
> Sure, the darn thing wouldn't boot, it kept Oopsing with the
> test_wp_bit oops (that I just posted more details about).

Looks like the sort extable patch was missing. Are you 100% 
sure you booted the right kernel? 

2.6.2-rc1 has Paul Mackerras' generalized sort extable patch already.

I just booted an 2.6.2-rc1-mm3 kernel compiled with an -funit-at-a-time capable
gcc 3 and it worked just fine.

-Andi
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