Re: 2.2.0pre1 OOPS on boot.

Jens Axboe (axboe@image.dk)
Thu, 31 Dec 1998 03:17:56 +0100

"Steven N. Hirsch" wrote:
> Linus,
>
> 2.0.0-pre1 blows up in the 'swapper' task at boot time. Machine uses a
> gen-u-ine Pentium P166 which alleges support for TSC. Kernel is not built
> for SMP. I'm rebuilding with CONFIG_M486 and will let you know if this
> comes up.

Try this out or go get ac4.

diff -u virgin/drivers/block/ide.c linux/drivers/block/ide.c
--- virgin/drivers/block/ide.c Wed Dec 30 20:54:43 1998
+++ linux/drivers/block/ide.c Thu Dec 31 00:46:27 1998
@@ -2573,8 +2573,11 @@
static const byte head_vals[] = {4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 255, 0};
const byte *heads = head_vals;
unsigned long tracks;
+
+ if ((drive = get_info_ptr(i_rdev)) == NULL)
+ return 0;

- if ((drive = get_info_ptr(i_rdev)) == NULL ||
drive->forced_geom) {
+ if (drive->forced_geom) {
/*
* Update the current 3D drive values.
*/

-- 
*  Jens Axboe <axboe@image.dk>
*  Linux CD-ROM Maintainer
* "The only thing that interferes with my
*  learning is my education." -- A. Einstein


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