[kernel] r14285 - in dists/sid/linux-2.6/debian: . patches/bugfix/mips patches/series

[Martin Michlmayr]

Author: tbm
Date: Thu Sep 24 17:07:24 2009
New Revision: 14285

Log:
Disable SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK on SGI IP22 to work around a hang
during bootup (Closes: #507557)

Added:
   dists/sid/linux-2.6/debian/patches/bugfix/mips/ip22-no-early-printk.patch
   dists/sid/linux-2.6/debian/patches/series/8
Modified:
   dists/sid/linux-2.6/debian/changelog

Modified: dists/sid/linux-2.6/debian/changelog
==============================================================================
--- dists/sid/linux-2.6/debian/changelog	Thu Sep 24 12:06:51 2009	(r14284)
+++ dists/sid/linux-2.6/debian/changelog	Thu Sep 24 17:07:24 2009	(r14285)
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+linux-2.6 (2.6.30-8) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  [ Martin Michlmayr ]
+  * Disable SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK on SGI IP22 to work around a hang
+    during bootup (Closes: #507557)
+
+ -- Martin Michlmayr <tbm at cyrius.com>  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:06:37 +0100
+
 linux-2.6 (2.6.30-7) unstable; urgency=low
 
   [ Martin Michlmayr ]

Added: dists/sid/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/sid/linux-2.6/debian/patches/bugfix/mips/ip22-no-early-printk.patch	Thu Sep 24 17:07:24 2009	(r14285)
@@ -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
+@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@
+ 	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
+

Added: dists/sid/linux-2.6/debian/patches/series/8
==============================================================================
--- /dev/null	00:00:00 1970	(empty, because file is newly added)
+++ dists/sid/linux-2.6/debian/patches/series/8	Thu Sep 24 17:07:24 2009	(r14285)
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++ bugfix/mips/ip22-no-early-printk.patch