Re: 2.6.29-rc1 does not boot

[Ingo Molnar]

* Maciej Rutecki <maciej.rutecki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 2009/1/11 Dieter Ries <clip2@xxxxxx>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Ingo Molnar schrieb:
> >>>> * Dieter Ries <clip2@xxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I just pulled 2.6.29-rc1, ran oldconfig with defaults and built it.
> >>>>> When I try to boot it, that kind of works until init should start. Then
> >>>>> nothing happens. I tried with init=/bin/bash, which sometimes works, and
> >>>>> sometimes gets me a bash without the prompt flashing.
> >>>>>
> 
> Simmilar issue, described:
> http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0901.1/01701.html
> 
> [...]
> ####################################################################
> > 7503bfbae89eba07b46441a5d1594647f6b8ab7d is first bad commit
> > commit 7503bfbae89eba07b46441a5d1594647f6b8ab7d
> > Author: Mike Travis <travis@xxxxxxx>
> > Date:   Sun Jan 4 05:18:09 2009 -0800
> >
> > cpumask: use work_on_cpu in acpi-cpufreq.c for drv_read and drv_write
> >
> > Impact: use new cpumask API to reduce stack usage
> >
> > Replace the saving of current->cpus_allowed and set_cpus_allowed_ptr()
> > with a work_on_cpu function for drv_read() and drv_write().
> >
> > Basically converts do_drv_{read,write} into "work_on_cpu" functions that
> > are now called by drv_read and drv_write.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mike Travis <travis@xxxxxxx>
> > Acked-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
> 
> Revert this commit also solves problem on my laptoop.

yes - the revert patch can be found below.

	Ingo

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