Same boot problem here (Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5200U CPU on a Dell XPS 13), git-bisected to the same patch... On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 06:50:57PM -0400, Mikulas Patocka wrote: > Please do the following three tests and test if the kernel boots. > > 1. use the PAT patch and revert the change to the function pat_enabled() > - i.e. change it to the original: > bool pat_enabled(void) > { > return !!__pat_enabled; > } No joy. > 2. use the PAT patch and revert the change to the function pat_ap_init > - i.e. change it to the original: > static void pat_ap_init(u64 pat) > { > if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PAT)) { Joy. > 3. use the full PAT patch and apply the below patch on the top of it. No joy. Best, Dominik