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From: David Sanders <linux@sandersweb.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Andi Kleen <andi-suse@firstfloor.org>
Subject: Re: [BUG] x86 kenel won't boot under Virtual PC
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 08:08:22 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200809020808.23131.linux@sandersweb.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0809011521270.12958@nehalem.linux-foundation.org>

On Monday 01 September 2008 18:22, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Sep 2008, David Sanders wrote:
> > OK, below is my patch.  The problem is I just built with it and the boot
> > problem still exists.  Either the patch is flawed or git-bisect gave me
> > the wrong commit.  Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Try just reverting the commit that you bisected to, and double-check. If
> your bisect was flawed, there's no point even staring at the nop code ;)
>
> 		Linus

Thanks Linus.
I reverted the commit and the problem persits, so nops are definitely not the 
problem.  I started an new bisection but am now in a state that won't compile 
due to errors.  What do I do in that case?
David

  reply	other threads:[~2008-09-02 12:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-08-31 18:22 [BUG] x86 kenel won't boot under Virtual PC David Sanders
2008-08-31 18:47 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-08-31 19:27   ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-31 19:39     ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-05 15:38       ` David Sanders
2008-09-05 16:15         ` Jan Beulich
2008-09-05 16:39           ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-05 18:43             ` Ingo Molnar
2008-09-05 20:06               ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-05 19:08             ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2008-09-05 20:12           ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-05 16:30         ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-05 17:55           ` Andi Kleen
2008-08-31 20:03   ` David Sanders
2008-09-01 20:23     ` David Sanders
2008-09-01 22:22       ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-02 12:08         ` David Sanders [this message]
2008-09-02 18:12           ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-02 18:44             ` David Sanders
2008-09-03 11:09               ` Peter Zijlstra
2008-09-03 11:20                 ` David Sanders
     [not found] ` <48C1C156.9080003@zytor.com>
2008-09-07 20:07   ` David Sanders
2008-09-07 23:22     ` David Sanders
2008-09-08  1:48       ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08  2:49         ` David Sanders
2008-09-08  4:04           ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08  9:42             ` Andi Kleen
2008-09-08 13:25             ` David Sanders
2008-09-08 15:09             ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-08 15:23               ` Ingo Molnar
2008-09-08 15:36                 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 15:38                 ` David Sanders
2008-09-08 15:38                 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 15:45               ` Andi Kleen
2008-09-08 15:43                 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 15:50                   ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 15:50                   ` Andi Kleen
2008-09-08 15:50                     ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 15:57                       ` Andi Kleen
2008-09-08 15:54                         ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 16:07                   ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-08 16:13                     ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 16:15                       ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 16:26                         ` David Sanders
2008-09-08 16:20                       ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-08 16:32                         ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 17:02                           ` Ingo Molnar
2008-09-08 16:34                         ` david
2008-09-08 16:42                           ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 18:51                             ` david
2008-09-08 16:59                           ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-08 17:00                         ` Andi Kleen
2008-09-08 17:04                           ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-08 17:08                             ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 17:12                               ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 17:41                                 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-08 17:38                               ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-08 17:59                                 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 19:09                                 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-08 22:42                                   ` Linus Torvalds
2008-09-08 17:18                             ` Andi Kleen

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