Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:09:31 -0800 From: <dteske@freebsd.org> To: "'Ian Lepore'" <freebsd@damnhippie.dyndns.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, dteske@freebsd.org Subject: RE: kgzip(1) is broken Message-ID: <0a0001cdf375$60ddbc40$229934c0$@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <1358291098.32417.134.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> References: <09b701cdf367$12737530$375a5f90$@freebsd.org> <1358291098.32417.134.camel@revolution.hippie.lan>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Lepore [mailto:freebsd@damnhippie.dyndns.org] > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 3:05 PM > To: dteske@freebsd.org > Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: kgzip(1) is broken > > On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 13:27 -0800, dteske@freebsd.org wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have been sad of-late because kgzip(1) no longer produces a usable kernel. > > > > All versions of 9.x suffer this. > > > > And somewhere between 8.3-RELEASE-p1 and 8.3-RELEASE-p5 this recently > broke in > > the 8.x series. > > > > I haven't tried the 7 series lately, but if whatever is making the rounds gets > > MFC'd that far back, I expect the problem to percolate there too. > > > > The symptom is that the machine reboots immediately and unexpectedly the > moment > > the kernel is executed by the loader. > > > > This is quite troubling and I am looking for someone to help find the culprit. I > > don't know where to start looking. > > Here are some possible candidates from the things that were MFC'd to 8 > in that timeframe. I haven't looked at what these do, they're just > changes that affect files related to booting. > > r233211 > r233377 > r233469 > r234563 > Thanks Ian! I'll test each one individually to see if regressing any one (or all) addresses the problem. -- Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.
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