reassign 470601 linux-2.6 retitle 470601 "Unrecoverable processor error" when running in VirtualPC, fixed upstream thanks
Frank Lin PIAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, > > Here's an update for my previous report. > > Newer kernel (maybe 2.6.24, and 2.6.26) reveals a bug in VirtualPC, > where it fails to boot with the error message "An unrecoverable > processor error has been encountered. The virtual machine will reset > now." I'm reassigning the bug to the kernel team since it cannot be dealt by us. > This bug only occurs on the installed system (i.e not when booting > debian-installer). An easy work-around is to add "noreplace-paravirt" to > the boot command line. Humm, interesting ... > A patch was applied upstream (for 2.6.27) to solve this problem. see > http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122090760532385&w=2 > > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=28f7e66fc1da53997a545684b21b91fb3ca3f321 Could this be backported? This is a very simple fix and I believe it is worth a backport. Kernel Team? -- O T A V I O S A L V A D O R --------------------------------------------- E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] UIN: 5906116 GNU/Linux User: 239058 GPG ID: 49A5F855 Home Page: http://otavio.ossystems.com.br --------------------------------------------- "Microsoft sells you Windows ... Linux gives you the whole house." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
