Re: Kernel unaligned access : daily-build 20070221 / kernel 2.6.18-4 / sparc netra X1

["filib" <filib@laposte.net>]

First, thank you for the answer.

To complete, after launching dhcp, i get the IP adress, but
the rest of installer failed. I cant't fetch the Web Repository.

here is my hardware conf ( sparc netraX1)

cat /proc/cpuinfo
cpu             : TI UltraSparc IIe (Hummingbird)
fpu             : UltraSparc IIe integrated FPU
prom            : OBP 4.0.18 2002/05/23 18:22
type            : sun4u
ncpus probed    : 1
ncpus active    : 1
D$ parity tl1   : 0
I$ parity tl1   : 0
Cpu0Bogo        : 11.12
Cpu0ClkTck      : 000000001dcd6500
MMU Type        : Spitfire

sparc64-debian:~# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Ultra IIe
00:03.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: ALi Corporation M7101
Power Management Controller [PMU]
00:05.0 Ethernet controller: Davicom Semiconductor, Inc. 21x4x
DEC-Tulip compatible 10/100 Ethernet (rev 31)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533/M1535 PCI to ISA
Bridge [Aladdin IV/V/V+]
00:0a.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller
(rev 03)
00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Davicom Semiconductor, Inc. 21x4x
DEC-Tulip compatible 10/100 Ethernet (rev 31)
00:0d.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c3)




> >
> > Not sure what is the case with the Linux kernel, but I
know from
> > past experience with other kernels that having misaligned
code have
> > consequences ranging from:
> > * slower code (usually half of a quarter of the regular speed)
> > * weird side effects like some read/write operations fail or
fail
> > partially
> > * undetermined behaviour
> > * no ill effects
> >
> > This heavily depends on the kernel and the hardware.
> >
> > - --
> > Regards,
> > EddyP

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