Re: Regression in 32-bit ppc kernel

[Larry Finger]

On 04/24/2012 11:11 PM, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> On Tue, 2012-04-24 at 21:37 -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> > > > Somewhere between v3.2 and v3.3, the kernel in my Powerbook G4
> > started issuing
> > > > the following traceback on bootup:
> > >
> > > Does it continue working afterward or not at all ?
> > >
> > > Are you using the old IDE driver or the newer libata based
> > pata_macio ?
> >
> > Yes, it finishes the boot, and appears to work correctly. If a device
> > is
> > missing, I do not know what it is.
> >
> > I think I am using the old IDE driver.
> Interesting. Does it make a difference if you switch to pata_macio ?

After a few tries, I managed to change over to pata_macio. Fortunately, most of 
the system used dev-by-id or UUID, thus most of the process was getting all the 
kernel pieces built in.

Unfortunately, the original problem remains. I have resumed the bisecting - only 
11 steps to go. I should have it by Friday! :)

Larry
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