On 19/03/2016 09:21, Gordan Bobic wrote: > On 17/03/16 08:05, Michael Howard wrote: >> On 17/03/2016 01:24, Gordan Bobic wrote: >>> On 2016-03-14 22:14, Michael Howard wrote: >>> >>>> I didn't build an RPM as I came >>>> across a packaging problem, an aarch64/UTS_MACHINE issue I believe and >>>> I had no idea how to solve it nor could I spend any real time >>>> investigating it. >>> >>> I have put together some kernel rpms: >>> http://ftp.redsleeve.org/pub/misc/aarch64/ >> Cool. Did you have any problems? make rpm-pkg failed for me at packaging >> stage, with an error something like; >> >> |scripts/Makefile.fwinst:43: *** mixed implicit and static pattern >> rules. >> Stop. make[2]: *** [_modinst_post] Error 2| > > Speaking of the kernel, I seem to be having a problem. On the kernel > above, if I modprobe different SATA/SAS drivers, I get an immediate > kernel lock-up for which the only cure is the hard-reset (I can only > complete the boot if blacklist the drivers with the PCIe SATA card > installed). > > But here's the weird part - the CentOS 4.2.0 kernel doesn't have this > problem. So I'm wondering if the CentOS kernel has patches that > specifically address this, or whether this is an upstream bug, either > a regression since 4.2.x or a bug that manifests when using 4KB memory > pages. > > I have thus far reproduced this with a SIL3132 2-port SATA card and a > 3ware 9650SE-16ML 16-port SAS card. I don't have any other SATA > controllers handy to test with. > > Do you happen to have any SATA/SAS controllers you could try (or have > tried) with your kernel on this board? I'll take a look later today, when I can get at some cards but I can confirm similar results with a Perc H800 fitted (don't ask), the kernel panics on boot but doesn't with the original kernel. -- Mike Howard