linux-next: boot failuresfor next-20120601

From: Stephen Rothwell
Date: Fri Jun 01 2012 - 02:59:35 EST


Hi all,

Today's linux-next fails to boot on my PowerPC boxes like this (one
example):

calling .ipr_init+0x0/0x68 @ 1
ipr: IBM Power RAID SCSI Device Driver version: 2.5.3 (March 10, 2012)
ipr 0000:01:01.0: Found IOA with IRQ: 26
ipr 0000:01:01.0: Starting IOA initialization sequence.
ipr 0000:01:01.0: Adapter firmware version: 06160039
ipr 0000:01:01.0: IOA initialized.
scsi0 : IBM 572E Storage Adapter
async_waiting @ 1
async_continuing @ 1 after 0 usec
scsi 0:0:1:0: Direct-Access IBM-ESXS MAY2036RC T106 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
async_waiting @ 1
async_continuing @ 1 after 0 usec
async_waiting @ 1
async_continuing @ 1 after 0 usec
.
. (lots and lots of these)
.
async_waiting @ 1
async_continuing @ 1 after 0 usec
scsi: unknown device type 31
scsi 0:255:255:255: No Device IBM 572E001 0150 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
initcall .ipr_init+0x0/0x68 returned 0 after 967815 usecs
.
.
.
initcall 1_.sd_probe_async+0x0/0x1d0 returned 0 after 220331 usecs
INFO: rcu_sched self-detected stall on CPU { 2} (t=6001 jiffies)
Call Trace:
[c00000007897b2a0] [c000000000013b40] .show_stack+0x70/0x1c0 (unreliable)
[c00000007897b350] [c00000000012937c] .__rcu_pending+0x20c/0x580
[c00000007897b410] [c000000000129844] .rcu_check_callbacks+0x154/0x250
[c00000007897b4b0] [c0000000000b1e64] .update_process_times+0x44/0xa0
[c00000007897b540] [c0000000000fbc6c] .tick_sched_timer+0x7c/0x100
[c00000007897b5e0] [c0000000000cee88] .__run_hrtimer+0xb8/0x270
[c00000007897b690] [c0000000000cf3a8] .hrtimer_interrupt+0x128/0x2c0
[c00000007897b7a0] [c00000000001cc98] .timer_interrupt+0x108/0x290
[c00000007897b850] [c000000000003b80] decrementer_common+0x180/0x200
--- Exception: 901 at .arch_local_irq_restore+0x74/0x90
LR = .arch_local_irq_restore+0x74/0x90
[c00000007897bb40] [c000000000010108] .arch_local_irq_restore+0x38/0x90 (unreliable)
[c00000007897bbb0] [c00000000009de30] .console_unlock+0x370/0x460
[c00000007897bca0] [c00000000041c1ec] .fb_flashcursor+0x7c/0x180
[c00000007897bd50] [c0000000000c30ec] .process_one_work+0x19c/0x590
[c00000007897be10] [c0000000000c3a48] .worker_thread+0x188/0x4b0
[c00000007897bed0] [c0000000000c9cdc] .kthread+0xbc/0xd0
[c00000007897bf90] [c000000000020eb8] .kernel_thread+0x54/0x70
.
.
.
calling .initialize_hashrnd+0x0/0x40 @ 1
initcall .initialize_hashrnd+0x0/0x40 returned 0 after 1 usecs
async_waiting @ 1
async_continuing @ 1 after 0 usec
Freeing unused kernel memory: 468k freed
/init: 71: mknod: Permission denied
/init: 88: mknod: Permission denied
/init: 88: mknod: Permission denied
/init: 88: mknod: Permission denied
/init: 88: mknod: Permission denied
/init: 99: cannot open /proc/cmdline: No such file
/init: 103: mkdir: Permission denied
/init: 104: mkdir: Permission denied
/init: 108: udevadm: Permission denied
dracut: FATAL: No or empty root= argument
dracut: Refusing to continue


Signal caught!

Boot has failed, sleeping forever.
/init: 1: sleep: Permission denied
/init: 1: sleep: Permission denied
/init: 1: sleep: Permission denied
.
.
.

Another machine did not use the ipr device and only got the init problems
at the end.

Anyone got any ideas?

--
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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