On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 09:51:08AM -0800, Jay Lan wrote: > Magnus Damm wrote: > > Hi Jay, > > Hi Magnus, > > > > > On 12/19/06, Jay Lan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Horms wrote: > >> > I'm happy to announce the first release of kexec-tools-testing, > >> > version 20061214. Below is a matrix of tests that Magnus Damm > >> > has run on this code, for i386 and x86_64. > >> > >> This is the first time i am testing kexec from kexec-tools-testing. > >> Using this kexec, booting up a crashdump kernel caused a panic at > >> an ia64 Altix. The kexec from rhel5 with the "kexec seg fault at > >> xrealloc" patch worked fine at the same machine. > > > > I read your email regarding the xrealloc() problem together with the > > patch and it looks like a perfect fix for the old kexec tree. Thanks > > for reporting. > > > > The patch is however not needed for the kexec-tools-testing tree - I > > spent some time to consolidate the elf note code so we can avoid > > problems like this in the future. Have a look at the following two > > patches which includes a fix for your problem. > > > > http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/horms/kexec-tools-testing.git;a=commit;h=c80198e78ce26783e092645b9ac8587e1374f22f > > > > http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/horms/kexec-tools-testing.git;a=commit;h=f038d30bff8510a1df1e72af08db1766581d1f2c > > > > > > The fix is included in kexec-tools-testing-20061214, but I'm not sure > > how much the code has been tested on ia64. I've focusted on testing > > the code under i386 and x86_64 native Linux and Xen. > > > > I'd like to spend time on fixing up ia64 support properly, but it has > > been sort of a moving target because of heavy development. So to be > > That was what i thought. Is the old kexec tree no longer maintained? > I assume you have included all ia64 patches from Nan-hai? There is > certainly work needed to be done to make ia64 support solid in > kexec-tools-testing. > > > able to get a grip I need more information from you: > > > > Are you still experiencing this problem? > > Yes. > > > > > You mention the RHEL5 kexec plus your patch, do you have a pointer to > > a SRPM of the version you are using? > > > > What kernel are you using? Any patches? Have you tried 2.6.20-rc1? > > I have not tried 2.6.20-rc1 yet, but i believe it is a very good target. > It contains all kernel patches IA64 SN needs, i think. I recently > focused on kernel and kexec-tools of rhel5.
Obviously Magnus and I would really like it if kexec-tools-testing was the basis for RHEL5's kexec. It is not well tested on Altix, but it is quite well tested on Tiger ia64 hw, as I have access to this. > > > > > Do you have time for more testing? > > > > I will go on vacation over the christmas and new years, but if you > > have time after that I'd be more than happy to work with you to > > resolve this. I suspect it will be a matter of bisecting and testing > > until we find what is broken. I have a few ia64 boxes here that I can > > use too, but no altix. =) > > I would be very glad to work with you to make kexec-tools-testing > solid for IA64 SN. I can not speak for other IA64 boxes since i do > not have access to them (except one zx workstation which i had some > problem with.) Any time after new year would be perfect. > > Thanks, > - jay > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > / magnus -- Horms H: http://www.vergenet.net/~horms/ W: http://www.valinux.co.jp/en/ _______________________________________________ fastboot mailing list [email protected] https://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/fastboot
