Re: 2.6.17-mm6

[Alistair John Strachan <s0348365@sms.ed.ac.uk>]

On Monday 03 July 2006 21:54, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 21:36:55 +0100
> Alistair John Strachan <s0348365@sms.ed.ac.uk> wrote:
> > On Monday 03 July 2006 21:17, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 20:56:28 +0100
> > > Alistair John Strachan <s0348365@sms.ed.ac.uk> wrote:
> > > > On Monday 03 July 2006 20:39, Andrew Morton wrote:
[snip]
> > > > > Try adding `pause_on_oops=100000' to the kernel boot command line.
> > > >
> > > > (Trimmed Nathan)
> > > >
> > > > Helped somewhat, but I'm still missing a bit at the top.
> > > >
> > > > http://devzero.co.uk/~alistair/oops-20060703/
> > >
> > > That is irritating.  This should get us more info:
> >
> > Indeed, thanks.
> >
> > Try the same URL again, I've uploaded 3,4,5 from a couple of reboots. I
> > still think I'm missing something at the top, but 3 is the earliest I
> > could snap.
>
> Getting better.
>
> It would kinda help if pause_on_oops() was actually implemented on x86_64..

Doesn't help (work?).

[alistair] 22:47 [~] strings /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-mm6 | grep 2.6.17-mm6
2.6.17-mm6 (alistair@damocles) #3 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 3 22:39:54 BST 2006

[alistair] 22:48 [~] cat /boot/grub/menu.lst | grep -C1 mm6
# testing
title Linux 2.6.17-mm6
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-mm6 vga=extended root=/dev/sda1 
pause_on_oops=100000

I'm fairly sure I booted a kernel with your patch and that should be the right 
cmdline flag.

-- 
Cheers,
Alistair.

Final year Computer Science undergraduate.
1F2 55 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, UK.
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