Hi Thomas, On 02/01/2017 11:46 AM, Thomas De Schampheleire wrote: > On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Thomas De Schampheleire > <patrickdeping...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> We are experiencing kernel panics of the type "Unable to handle kernel paging >> request for instruction fetch" but are stuck in our analysis. We would >> appreciate any help you can give. >> >> The problem occurs from time to time on different instances of a particular >> embedded systems. The kernel is very old, 2.6.36.4, and runs on an 8-core >> Freescale P4080 QorIQ processor (e500mc-based). Upgrading the kernel to a >> newer >> version is not an option at this point.
Any chance of at least trying a newer kernel just to check if the issue was fixed in the meantime. Also, trying a newer u-boot might help. Another thing: can you try booting on one core only? --- Best Regards, Laurentiu