Re: Bug: 2.6.11.8 msdos.c
From: Chris Wright
Date: Thu May 05 2005 - 11:56:48 EST
* James Dingwall (james.dingwall@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> Using vanilla 2.6.11.8 I get a "Cannot open initial console" on boot,
> 2.6.11.7 was fine. I have removed the patches to fs/partitions/msdos.c and
> this has fixed my problem. I've read the discussion on this patch but it
> doesn't indicate that this problem may occur so there is no suggested
> solution. I have attached my .config and my partition layout is below, I
> can provide any other information that might be useful. I'm not on the list
> so plase Cc, I will follow the thread in the archives too.
Thanks for the report James. To be clear, you simply backed out the
following: (I ask partly because this got merged in as part of the i2c
sysfs ChangeSet, odd)
===== fs/partitions/msdos.c 1.26 vs 1.27 =====
--- 1.26/fs/partitions/msdos.c 2004-11-09 12:43:17 -08:00
+++ 1.27/fs/partitions/msdos.c 2005-03-07 20:41:42 -08:00
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ parse_extended(struct parsed_partitions
*/
for (i=0; i<4; i++, p++) {
u32 offs, size, next;
+
+ if (SYS_IND(p) == 0)
+ continue;
if (!NR_SECTS(p) || is_extended_partition(p))
continue;
@@ -430,6 +433,8 @@ int msdos_partition(struct parsed_partit
for (slot = 1 ; slot <= 4 ; slot++, p++) {
u32 start = START_SECT(p)*sector_size;
u32 size = NR_SECTS(p)*sector_size;
+ if (SYS_IND(p) == 0)
+ continue;
if (!size)
continue;
if (is_extended_partition(p)) {
> # fdisk -l /dev/hda
>
> Disk /dev/hda: 30.0 GB, 30020272128 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3649 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hda1 * 1 1797 14434371 83 Linux
> /dev/hda2 1798 3649 14876190 5 Extended
> /dev/hda5 1798 1860 506016 0 Empty
> /dev/hda6 1861 1892 257008+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hda7 1893 1924 257008+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hda8 1925 2049 1004031 82 Linux swap / Solaris
> /dev/hda9 2050 2112 506016 0 Empty
> /dev/hda10 2113 2611 4008186 83 Linux
> /dev/hda11 2612 2861 2008093+ 83 Linux
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