Re: 5-level pagetable patches break ppc64le

From: Anton Blanchard
Date: Mon Mar 13 2017 - 16:42:31 EST


Hi Kirill,

> > My ppc64le boot tests stopped working as of commit c2febafc6773
> > ("mm: convert generic code to 5-level paging")
> >
> > We hang part way during boot, just before bringing up the network. I
> > haven't had a chance to narrow it down yet.
>
> Please check if patch by this link helps:
>
> http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170313052213.11411-1-kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

It does fix the ppc64le boot hangs, thanks.

Tested-by: Anton Blanchard <anton@xxxxxxxxx>

Anton