Hi Ben, Current kernel (2.6.31-rc4) fails to boot on sequoia:
| ## Booting image at 00100000 ... | Image Name: Linux-2.6.31-rc4-00003-g52c6890- | Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed) | Data Size: 1680490 Bytes = 1.6 MB | Load Address: 00400000 | Entry Point: 00400458 | Verifying Checksum ... OK | Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK | CPU clock-frequency <- 0x27bc86a4 (667MHz) | CPU timebase-frequency <- 0x27bc86a4 (667MHz) | /plb: clock-frequency <- 9ef21a9 (167MHz) | /plb/opb: clock-frequency <- 4f790d4 (83MHz) | /plb/opb/ebc: clock-frequency <- 34fb5e3 (56MHz) | /plb/opb/ser...@ef600300: clock-frequency <- a8c000 (11MHz) | /plb/opb/ser...@ef600400: clock-frequency <- a8c000 (11MHz) | /plb/opb/ser...@ef600500: clock-frequency <- 42ecac (4MHz) | /plb/opb/ser...@ef600600: clock-frequency <- 42ecac (4MHz) | Memory <- <0x0 0x0 0xffff000> (255MB) | ethernet0: local-mac-address <- 00:10:ec:00:f1:df | ethernet1: local-mac-address <- 00:10:ec:80:f1:df | | zImage starting: loaded at 0x00400000 (sp: 0x0ff2ba18) | Allocating 0x85e77c bytes for kernel ... | The final kernel image would overwrite the device tree? Git bisect told me the bad guy is: | commit 5d38902c483881645ba16058cffaa478b81e5cfa | Author: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <b...@kernel.crashing.org> | Date: Wed Jun 17 17:43:59 2009 +0000 | | powerpc: Add irqtrace support for 32-bit powerpc However, disabling CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING also fixes the problem. With kind regards, Geert Uytterhoeven Software Architect Techsoft Centre Technology and Software Centre Europe The Corporate Village · Da Vincilaan 7-D1 · B-1935 Zaventem · Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8453 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: geert.uytterhoe...@sonycom.com Internet: http://www.sony-europe.com/ A division of Sony Europe (Belgium) N.V. VAT BE 0413.825.160 · RPR Brussels Fortis · BIC GEBABEBB · IBAN BE41293037680010 _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev