Re: [Lenny] linux-image-2.6.26-1-openvz-amd64 kernel panic on boot

[Ola Lundqvist <ola@inguza.com>]

Hi Cedric

A corrected kernel has been built and is available in the following URL.
Can you verify that this kernel fixes your problem?

http://people.debian.org/~dannf/bugs/500876/

Best regards,

// Ola

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:21:35AM +0100, Cedric Jeanneret wrote:
> "not a big bug" ? ermm.... system can't boot... if that's not a "grave bug"...
> 
> we'll use the old deprecated fza-kernel until the new patched kernel is out...
> 
> Regards,
> 
> C.
> 
> On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:58:15 +0100
> Ola Lundqvist <ola@inguza.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Cedric
> > 
> > There are two answers for that question:
> > 1) The patch seems to be a potential ABI breaker. I do not say it is  
> > an ABI breaker, but it needs some analysis before telling that. ABI  
> > breakers has not been allowed for a quite long time during the lenny  
> > freeze period.
> > 
> > 2) It has not been a grave bug and lenny has been in a freeze period.
> > 
> > However this bug is a good candidate for the next release update of lenny.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > // Ola
> > 
> > Quoting Cedric Jeanneret <cedric.jeanneret@camptocamp.com>:
> > 
> > > Hi again,
> > > After some poking arround, my bug is exactly this one :
> > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=500876
> > > I just tried to boot the server with "maxcpus=4", and all works...
> > >
> > > Now the question is : why is the patch provided in this bug NOT   
> > > applied to lenny stable kernel ??
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > C.
> > >
> > > On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:22:19 +0100
> > > Ola Lundqvist <ola@inguza.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi Cedric
> > >>
> > >> Please take contact with Kir Kolyshkin <kir@openvz.org>. He know which
> > >> designer to contact about this issue.
> > >>
> > >> Best regards,
> > >>
> > >> // Ola
> > >>
> > >> Quoting Cedric Jeanneret <cedric.jeanneret@camptocamp.com>:
> > >>
> > >> > Yup, at every boot... How can I have the full hangup log ? what can
> > >> > I provide to help? as this server is emtpy for now (but not for
> > >> > long..), I can reboot it several times. I can use it today.
> > >> >
> > >> > Regards,
> > >> >
> > >> > C.
> > >> >
> > >> > On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:54:12 +0100
> > >> > Ola Lundqvist <ola@inguza.com> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Hi again
> > >> >>
> > >> >> The problem with the previous bug report was that it was hard to  
> > >>  reproduce
> > >> >> reliably. Your help may be helpful in this regard as I understand that
> > >> >> you have problem every time. Is that correct?
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Best regards,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> // Ola
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 07:47:28AM +0100, Cedric Jeanneret wrote:
> > >> >> > Thanks a lot.
> > >> >> > I'll follow this bug on openvz.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Regards
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > C.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:53:09 +0100
> > >> >> > Ola Lundqvist <opal@debian.org> wrote:
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > > Hi Cedric
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > This bug has been forwarded to
> > >> >> http://bugzilla.openvz.org/show_bug.cgi?id=930
> > >> >> > > Unfortunatly the solution is not yet known.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > Best regards,
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > // Ola
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 03:33:04PM +0100, Cedric Jeanneret wrote:
> > >> >> > > > Hello,
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > I just installed lenny on a new server (dell poweredge 2950)
> > >> >> and wanted to use the debian openvz kernel... Unfortunately, I'm
> > >> >> just unable to boot the server on it.
> > >> >> > > > Poking on google, I found someone with exactly the same problem:
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >>   
> > >> http://fixunix.com/debian/548482-bug-503097-linux-image-2-6-26-1-openvz-amd64-kernel-panic.html
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > As nobody answer to him, I'm trying to find some things in here.
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > FYI, openvz.org kernel runs nicely
> > >> >> (ovzkernel-2.6.18-amd64-smp), but as it's a bit old... we really
> > >> >> want to use debian's packages...
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > Thanks in advance.
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > C.
> > >> >> > > >
> > >> >> > > > --
> > >> >> > > > Cédric Jeanneret                 |  System Administrator
> > >> >> > > > 021 619 10 32                    |  Camptocamp SA
> > >> >> > > > cedric.jeanneret@camptocamp.com  |  PSE-A / EPFL
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > --
> > >> >> > Cédric Jeanneret                 |  System Administrator
> > >> >> > 021 619 10 32                    |  Camptocamp SA
> > >> >> > cedric.jeanneret@camptocamp.com  |  PSE-A / EPFL
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > Cédric Jeanneret                 |  System Administrator
> > >> > 021 619 10 32                    |  Camptocamp SA
> > >> > cedric.jeanneret@camptocamp.com  |  PSE-A / EPFL
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Cédric Jeanneret                 |  System Administrator
> > > 021 619 10 32                    |  Camptocamp SA
> > > cedric.jeanneret@camptocamp.com  |  PSE-A / EPFL
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Cédric Jeanneret                 |  System Administrator
> 021 619 10 32                    |  Camptocamp SA
> cedric.jeanneret@camptocamp.com  |  PSE-A / EPFL



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