Bug#466977: 2.6.24-1-sb1-bcm91250a mipsel hangs running init

[Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>]

Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> * Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de> [2008-03-03 12:51]:
> > > running on a Broadcom SB1 *little endian* the kernel hangs trying to run
> > > init. The old 2.6.17 works (linux-image-2.6.17-1-sb1 version 2.6.17-5):
> > 
> > The appended patch works around the problem. I don't tag it as patch
> > because its implications are not fully analyzed upstream. It works
> > well on my bcm91250a system, though.
> 
> Do you want me to put this into our kernel package, or should I wait
> for Ralf to comment on the patch?

I would like to wait a bit (unless we miss an important debian kernel
deadline).


Thiemo