Bug#917569: linux-image-4.19.0-1-686: fails to boot on i386 (Soekris net5501) BUG at arch/x86/mm/pat.c:549

[Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>]

Control: tags -1 + pending

Hi Francesco,

On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 12:32:14PM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Dec 2018 10:33:19 +0100 Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:
> 
> [...]
> > Hi Francesco,
> 
> Hello Salvatore,
> thanks a lot for your prompt reply!
> 
> > 
> > On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 08:27:52PM +0100, Francesco Poli (wintermute) wrote:
> [...]
> > >   [    5.363599] kernel BUG at arch/x86/mm/pat.c:549!
> > 
> > The attached patch should fix the issue, and is pending for the
> > upcoming 4.19.13 stable version.
> 
> Good, that's a relief.
> 
> > 
> > If you have a chance to verify this, with
> > https://kernel-team.pages.debian.net/kernel-handbook/ch-common-tasks.html#s4.2.2
> > that would be great.
> 
> Unfortunately I have very limited Internet bandwidth in these days and
> the only i386 box available (the Soekris net5501 itself) has too limited
> hardware resources to conveniently rebuild a patched Linux kernel...
> 
> I am afraid I'll have to wait for the patched kernel image to enter
> Debian unstable, in order to check whether the patch actually fixes the
> issue. Sorry about that.

yes makes sense, was just in case you can do it. 4.19.13 upstream was
just released. So we will import that one directly and preapre towards
a furthre sid update.

Regards,
Salvatore