Re: 2.4.20-pre2-ac4 oops at boot

Samuel Flory (sflory@rackable.com)
20 Aug 2002 10:38:58 -0700


Thanks! That seems to fix it.

On Mon, 2002-08-19 at 16:46, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-08-19 at 23:53, Samuel Flory wrote:
> > I've been having problem with the ac kernels, and tyan 2720. (Dual
> > xeon E7500 chipset.) Under 2.4.20-pre2-ac4 it spews a bunch of "Trying
> > to free nonexistent resource" when initializing the ide interface, and
>
> Those are on my fix list but harmless
>
> > dies. Under 2.4.19-ac4 the system netboots, but oops when I attempt to
> > create a filesystem on a 3ware controller. Under 2.4.19 the system
>
> 2.4.19-ac4 balancing oops is fixed (I turned it off)
>
>
> > ksymoops 2.4.4 on i686 2.4.20-pre2-ac3. Options used
> > -v /stuff/src/linux-2.4.20-pre2-ac4/vmlinux (specified)
> > -K (specified)
> > -L (specified)
> > -O (specified)
> > -m /boot/System.map-2.4.20-pre2-ac4 (specified)
> >
>
> Ok random crap code. You had no pci_host_proc_list and that rather upset
> things. This converts the failing code it into something resembling same
> programming I hope and should fix your boot
>
> Please let me know if it fixes the bug
>
>
> ----
>

> --- drivers/ide/ide-proc.c~ 2002-08-20 00:48:53.000000000 +0100
> +++ drivers/ide/ide-proc.c 2002-08-20 00:48:53.000000000 +0100
> @@ -914,11 +914,14 @@
> proc_ide_read_drivers, NULL);
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI
> - while ((p->name != NULL) && (p->set) && (p->get_info != NULL)) {
> - p->parent = proc_ide_root;
> - create_proc_info_entry(p->name, 0, p->parent, p->get_info);
> - p->set = 2;
> - if (p->next == NULL) return;
> + while (p != NULL)
> + {
> + if (p->name != NULL && p->set && p->get_info != NULL)
> + {
> + p->parent = proc_ide_root;
> + create_proc_info_entry(p->name, 0, p->parent, p->get_info);
> + p->set = 2;
> + }
> p = p->next;
> }
> #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI */

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