Return-Path: Message-ID: <51275047.70401@suse.cz> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:02:31 +0100 From: Jiri Slaby MIME-Version: 1.0 To: George Spelvin CC: ojab , stable , LKML Subject: Re: [stable-request] [Bisected] Kernel 3.8 hangs on boot References: <512710F3.9070602@ojab.ru> <51273988.2070907@suse.cz> <5127402A.6040501@ojab.ru> <51274FFD.4050509@suse.cz> In-Reply-To: <51274FFD.4050509@suse.cz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 02/22/2013 12:01 PM, Jiri Slaby wrote: > On 02/22/2013 10:53 AM, ojab wrote: >> On 22.02.2013 13:25, Jiri Slaby wrote: >>> On 02/22/2013 07:32 AM, ojab wrote: >>> >>> Ideally with description of tha hang. Are there any messages (if you >>> disable splash and enable debug)? Do keyboard LEDs blink? >>> >>> >>> Especially architecture. Then do you have serial ports, some GSM devices >>> or GPS? >> >> It's x86_64 machine and I have GPS w/ PPS (Garmin 18x LVC) connected via >> serial, without it kernel boots/works fine. Also no issues with GPS >> connected, but PPS disabled (by removing pps_core.ko module). >> If I'm connecting GPS w/ PPS to already booted machine — cursor on the >> display stops blinking and I cannot input anything, but I still can >> switch between VTs using Ctrl-Fx and keyboard LEDs are blinking when I'm >> pressing Num/Caps Lock keys. > > Ok, you have a problem fixed by this commit: > commit 03a7ffe4e542310838bac70ef85acc17536b6d7c > Author: George Spelvin > Date: Sun Feb 10 04:41:56 2013 -0500 > > pps: Use pps_lookup_dev to reduce ldisc coupling > > I think this should go to stable-3.8 with its prerequisity: > > commit 513b032c98b4b9414aa4e9b4a315cb1bf0380101 > Author: George Spelvin > Date: Sun Feb 10 04:08:32 2013 -0500 > > pps: Add pps_lookup_dev() function > > George? Sorry for the noise: it *is* marked by "CC: stable" which I missed, so it will go to stable eventually. -- js suse labs