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Date:      Sun, 21 Jan 2024 11:28:05 -0500
From:      Justin Hibbits <jhibbits@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Calvin Buckley <calvin@cmpct.info>
Cc:        freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 14 fails to reach bootloader in an LPAR
Message-ID:  <20240121112805.4b239634@ralga.knownspace>
In-Reply-To: <7A616DC7-2B03-4CED-9F49-4B279E306984@cmpct.info>
References:  <7A616DC7-2B03-4CED-9F49-4B279E306984@cmpct.info>

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On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 03:46:03 -0400
Calvin Buckley <calvin@cmpct.info> wrote:

> I've been trying to boot powerpc64 and powerpc64le in a partition on
> an IBM S814. The output looks for both basically looks like:
> 
> Detected bad memory access to address: fffffffffffffffe
> Package path = /packages/boot-mgr
> Loc-code = 
> Last memory-queue entry @ c472c0 
> 
> Return Stack Trace
> ------------------
> @  - c40530 
> close-package  - c64040 
> (poplocals)  - c3e9e8 
> (init-program)  - c8df44 
> boot  - c8eacc 
> evaluate  - c50290 
> invalid pointer - dc4465 
> invalid pointer - f 
> invalid pointer - f 
> catch  - c3cff0 
> bt-task-boot-on-this  - d8c92c 
> (poplocals)  - c3e9e8 
> catch  - c3cff0 
> execute-device-method  - c64b4c 
> (poplocals)  - c3e9e8 
> (select-boot-seq)  - c65ad4 
> (poplocals)  - c3e9e8 
> evaluate  - c50290 
> ^8b06880   - 8b06880 
> invalid pointer - 39
> 
> It then proceeds to kick me back to SMS, where I can try booting
> again, and have it fail the same way. Is there anything I can try to
> get further?
> 

Hi,

None of that looks like FreeBSD or loader, so I'm guessing it's bailing
out before even launching loader.  How are you booting FreeBSD?  Are
you booting loader, or trying to jump straight to the kernel?  Can the
LPAR manager provide any more details?

- Justin



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