Re: Kernel 2.6.24, binutils-2.18, and tftplilo on diskless MVME167.

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2008, Kars de Jong wrote:
> On do, 2008-11-13 at 22:48 +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Thu, 13 Nov 2008, Kars de Jong wrote:
> > > On di, 2008-11-11 at 11:01 +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Stephen N Chivers wrote:
> > > > > In the past few days I have attempted to get 2.6 kernels booting on my
> > > > > diskless MVME167 boards.
> > > > > I have tried several kernels, including:
> > > > > linux-image-2.6.26-1-mvme16x_2.6.26-9_m68k.deb.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I traced the "freeze" of the kernel to the 'BUG_ON' test in
> > > > > 'm68k_setup_user_interrupt' in file
> > > > > arch/m68k/ints.c:
> > > > > 
> > > > >       BUG_ON(IRQ_USER + cnt >= NR_IRQS);
> > > > > 
> > > > > Now, for the VME boards, IRQ_USER is 8, cnt is 192 and NR_IRQS is 200. So
> > > > > this test will
> > > > > trigger the BUG_ON action, and so the kernel appears to stop without
> > > > > logging any diagnostics.
> > > > 
> > > > Oops, that looks like an off-by-one error.  It has been introduced by commit
> > > > 69961c375288bdab7604e0bb1c8d22999bb8a347 ("[PATCH] m68k/Atari: Interrupt
> > > > updates").
> > > 
> > > Hm, no fair! I already reported this bug back in 2006, asking for
> > > feedback:
> > > 
> > > http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A-CVS-Update%3A-linux-tt6999670.html
> > > 
> > > ... but I never got any ;)
> > 
> > Bummer...
> > 
> > > By the way, I tested Linus' HEAD today (with your quilt patches, Geert)
> > > on my MVME167, it only needed the above fixed and it booted.
> > 
> > OK. Can I add your Tested-by? Then I'll forward it to Linus ASAP.
> 
> Yes, no problem, if your patch would look something like this (I like

Yes it does.

> git already!):

Good!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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