From: Chris Samuel <chris@csamuel.org>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86, setup: When probing memory with e801, use ax/bx as a pair
Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 22:10:32 +1000
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On Fri, 6 May 2011 10:04:52 PM Ingo Molnar wrote:

> * Chris Samuel <chris@csamuel.org> wrote:
>
> > Understood, I would guess that the SCSI one would map to the
> > introduction of the async scsi scanning patch in 2.6.19-rc2
> > and its enablement in later Ubuntu kernels.
>=20
> Yeah. Async SCSI scanning was not supposed to break any existing
> setup.

Well that'd be about my luck at the moment. ;-)

> > No idea on the APIC one but I'm happy to try and bisect both
> > cases if you'd like me to try ?
>=20
> I could definitely do something about the APIC regression if
> managed to narrow down the commit range (a specific guilty commit
> would be fantastic of course). If the regression got introduced
> after the e801 regression you'll need to run:
>=20
>   git cherry-pick 39b68976ac65
>=20
> at every bisection step that needs that fix - but still bisect as
> if that extra commit was not there. (bisection will throw away
> that cherry-picking temporary tree so you will have to re-pick the
> commit again and again)

That's great, will try and see what I can do.  It might take a little
bit of time due to work commitments prior to a (planned) trip to
hospital next Thursday.

> Note that during bisection the current tree might jump in and out
> of regions that need this fix, so be prepared to have to do the
> cherry-picking at random places. You can attempt the cherry-pick
> at every step and you will get a conflict and it will not succeed
> if the fix is not needed. You can throw away the conflicting state
> via 'git reset --hard'.

Understood, thanks!

> > Indeed - though at the moment you can't even install a current
> > Debian release as the boot loader on the install CD locks the
> > box up. :-(
>=20
> Is that hang due to one of these 3 regressions - or is it a fourth
> regression perhaps?

This is before it boots the kernel, so I'd guess something in
whatever they are using for the Squeeze install CD - perhaps
grub2 now ?

> While the installed base of your hardware is small, i think such
> old-hardware testing is still very valuable feedback to us: it
> gives us a feel for how corrosive our development process is to
> long-term (10+ years) stability.

Great, as long as this is more useful than just fixing my problems!

cheers,
Chris
=2D-=20
 Chris Samuel  :  http://www.csamuel.org/  :  Melbourne, VIC

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