Re: 8xx 2.6.10-rc3 console_init()->con_init()->__alloc_bootmem() caus es "Oops: kernel access of bad area"

From: Marcelo Tosatti
Date: Tue Jan 25 2005 - 10:49:52 EST


On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 09:30:49AM -0500, Povolotsky, Alexander wrote:
> I booting kernel on 8xx 2.6.10-rc3
> while trying to debug non-working console,
> I moved console_init() call way down in __init start_kernel()
> and put indefinite while loop right after it -
> is it legtimate thing to do ?
>
> Then I got soft reboot and was able to examine the content of the log buffer
> in the bootloader.
> I see that in a trace (function call sequence):
>
> console_init()->con_init()->__alloc_bootmem()
>
> I am getting "Oops: kernel access of bad area"
>
> I am looking for advise,

Hi Alexander,

I recommend using the linuxppc-2.5 BK tree for 8xx. Are you doing that?

The linuxppc-embedded list is a better place for discussion of such issues.

And about your problem, you need to get the full oops message, not only the
beginning of it.

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