Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:28:07 +0100
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
To: Janos Farkas <jf-ml-k1-1087813225@lk8rp.mail.xeon.eu.org>,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>,
       Chris Bruner <cryst@golden.net>, Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>,
       Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@dell.com>
Subject: Re: COMMAND_LINE_SIZE increasing in 2.6.11-rc1-bk6
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On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 12:13:22AM +0100, Janos Farkas wrote:

> Hi Andi!
> 
> I had difficulties booting recent rc1-bkN kernels on at least two
> Athlon machines (but somehow, on an *old* Pentium laptop booted with the
> a very similar system just fine).
> 
> The kernel just hung very early, just after displaying "BIOS data check
> successful" by lilo (22.6.1).  Ctrl-Alt-Del worked to reboot, but
> nothing else was shown.
> 
> It is a similar experience to Chris Bruner's post here:
> > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/271352
> 
> I also recall someone having similar problem with Opterons too, but
> can't find just now..
> 
> rc1-bk6 didn't boot, and thus I started checking revisions:
> rc1-bk3 did boot (as well as plain rc1)
> rc1-bk4 didn't boot
> rc1-bk7 booted *after* reverting the patch below:
> 
> > 4 days ak 1.2329.1.38 [PATCH] x86_64/i386: increase command line size
> > Enlarge i386/x86-64 kernel command line to 2k
> > This is useful when the kernel command line is used to pass other
> > information to initrds or installers.
> > On i386 it was duplicated for unknown reasons.
> > Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen
> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton
> > Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds
> 
> While arguably it's not a completely scientific approach (no plain bk7,
> and no bk6 reverted was tested), I'm inclined to say this was my
> problem...
> 
> Isn't this define a lilo dependence?

AOL:
- lilo 22.6.1
- CONFIG_EDD=y
- 2.6.10-mm1 and 2.6.11-rc1 did boot
- 2.6.11-rc1-mm1 and 2.6.11-rc1-mm2 didn't boot
- 2.6.11-rc1-mm2 with this ChangeSet reverted boots.

cu
Adrian

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