[kernel] r14284 - in dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian: . patches/bugfix/mips patches/series

[Martin Michlmayr]

Author: tbm
Date: Thu Sep 24 12:06:51 2009
New Revision: 14284

Log:
Turn off EARLY_PRINTK on IP22 to make the system boot

Added:
   dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/patches/bugfix/mips/ip22-no-early-printk.patch
Modified:
   dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/changelog
   dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/patches/series/base

Modified: dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/changelog
==============================================================================
--- dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/changelog	Thu Sep 24 11:52:09 2009	(r14283)
+++ dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/changelog	Thu Sep 24 12:06:51 2009	(r14284)
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
   * Add features from 2.6.32:
     - crypto: mv_cesa - Add support for Orion5X crypto engine
   * [armel/orion5x] Enable CRYPTO_DEV_MV_CESA.
+  * Disable SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK on SGI IP22 to work around a hang
+    during bootup (Closes: #507557)
 
   [ Bastian Blank ]
   * Disable staging drivers by default.

Added: dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/patches/bugfix/mips/ip22-no-early-printk.patch
==============================================================================
--- /dev/null	00:00:00 1970	(empty, because file is newly added)
+++ dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/patches/bugfix/mips/ip22-no-early-printk.patch	Thu Sep 24 12:06:51 2009	(r14284)
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Subject: Turn off EARLY_PRINTK on IP22 to make the system boot
+
+Thomas Bogendoerfer: current kernels are not working on that machine
+due to some bad interaction between CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK and
+overwritten prom memory during early boot (this bug is on my
+todo list.
+
+In the meantime, turn off CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK on IP22.
+
+Debian bug #507557
+
+--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig	2009-09-22 09:22:46.000000000 +0000
++++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig	2009-09-22 09:22:59.000000000 +0000
+@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@
+ 	select SWAP_IO_SPACE
+ 	select SYS_HAS_CPU_R4X00
+ 	select SYS_HAS_CPU_R5000
+-	select SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK
+ 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
+ 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
+ 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
+

Modified: dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/patches/series/base
==============================================================================
--- dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/patches/series/base	Thu Sep 24 11:52:09 2009	(r14283)
+++ dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/patches/series/base	Thu Sep 24 12:06:51 2009	(r14284)
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 + bugfix/sparc/drivers_net-broken.patch
 #+ bugfix/ia64/hardcode-arch-script-output.patch
 + bugfix/mips/disable-advansys.patch
++ bugfix/mips/ip22-no-early-printk.patch
 + bugfix/arm/disable-scsi_acard.patch
 + bugfix/mips/disable-werror.patch
 + bugfix/fix-hifn_795X-divdi3.patch