Re: linux-next: Tree for June 5

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Fri Jun 06 2008 - 03:34:15 EST


On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:25:36 +0200 Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > * Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 17:52:17 +1000 Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have created today's linux-next tree at
> > > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sfr/linux-next.git
> > >
> > > Instantly oopses on two x86_64 boxes with this config:
> > > http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/config-akpm2.txt
> > >
> > > oops: http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/p6056454.jpg
> > >
> > > At a guess I'd say the sched_domains code is calling into slab before
> > > slab is initalised. Something like that.
> >
> > did SLUB change in linux-next? There is no such problem in -tip.
>
> i just successfully booted your config on 4 separate 64-bit test-systems
> with latest -tip. (two dual-core boxes, a quad and a 16way box) Latest
> -tip includes sched-next and x86-next as well.

What's the point in testing a radically differenet kernel from the one
which is known to be crashing?
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