Re: hang in rest_init, kernel_thread call 2.6.12-rc2

[Anthony Russello]

Hi,

Sorry for the preemptive email.  I found the issue,
and it was actually a little bit later than the kernel
thread call.

Thanks,
Anthony
--- Anthony Russello <arussello@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm currently trying to bring 2.6.12-rc2 up on a
> board
> using the Freescale 8240 CPU.  I'm also using, for
> the
> most part, the sandpoint platform specific code.
> 
> Currently I am experiencing a hang in the function
> rest_init within init/main.c when the kernel
> attempts
> to kick off its init thread:
> 
> kernel_thread(init, NULL, CLONE_FS | CLONE_SIGHAND);
> 
> Has anyone seen this behaviour before?
> 
> Currently, in order to debug this I've been writing
> a
> single character out to the address where the serial
> port lies.  That is how I've been able to determine
> exactly where I'm stuck.
> 
> Has anyone else come across this?  If so, how were
> you
> able to debug it?  I'd appreciate any tips or tricks
> you might be able to give.
> 
> Thank you in advance for any help you might be able
> to
> offer.
> 
> Cheers,
> Anthony
> 
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