<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hi All,</div><div><br></div>make oldconfig has asked because of the CPU family. I choosed GENERIC for my P.A. Semi PWRficient PA6T-1682M. Is this correct? Maybe this is the problem.<div><br></div><div><div>config GENERIC_CPU</div><div>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>bool "Generic (POWER4 and above)"</div><div>+<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>bool "Generic (POWER5 and PowerPC 970 and above)"</div><div> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>depends on PPC_BOOK3S_64 && !CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN</div><div> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>select PPC_64S_HASH_MMU</div><div><br></div><div>There isn’t a POWER4 anymore and I used it via CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU=y before.</div><div><br></div><div>Before the first PowerPC updates:</div><div>CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU=y</div><div># CONFIG_POWER5_CPU is not set</div><div><br></div><div>Link: <a href="https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype">https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype</a></div><div><br></div><div>— Christian</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 13. Oct 2022, at 11:42, Christian Zigotzky <chzigotzky@xenosoft.de> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Hi Christophe,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thanks a lot for your answer. OK, now, I know, that I don’t need to test it. After the boot of the latest git kernel, my system was extremely damaged. Some config files have a size of several gigabytes for example the resolv.conf. I tried to repair this Debian system but without any success.</span><br><span>I copied with dd and Netcat via network another rootfs from another computer to the damaged partition.</span><br><span>I don’t have the time to do it always again and again after a bad bisect result.</span><br><span>I will wait some weeks and try it again.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Cheers,</span><br><span>Christian</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 13. Oct 2022, at 09:28, Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Le 13/10/2022 à 09:03, Christian Zigotzky a écrit :</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi Andrew,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Does this patch also affect 64-bit kernels?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>We use often 32-bit userlands with 64-bit kernels.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>As far as I understand, it was already correct for 32-bit userlands with </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>64 bit kernels, aka compat.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The patch applies the same approach for 32 bit kernels, as explained in </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the commit message : "Fix this by having 32-bit kernels share those </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>syscall definitions with compat."</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Christophe</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Cheers,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Christian</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 12. Oct 2022, at 09:56, Andrew Donnellan <ajd@linux.ibm.com> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Wed, 2022-10-12 at 08:51 +0200, Christian Zigotzky wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi All,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I use the Nemo board with a PASemi PA6T CPU and have some issues</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>since the first PowerPC updates for the kernel 6.1.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I successfully compiled the git kernel with the first PowerPC updates</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>two days ago.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Unfortunately this kernel is really dangerous. Many things for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>example Network Manager and LightDM don't work anymore and produced</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>several gigabyte of config files till the partition has been filled.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I deleted some files like the resolv.conf that had a size over 200</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>GB!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Unfortunately, MintPPC was still damaged. For example LightDM doesn't</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>work anymore and the MATE desktop doesn't display any icons anymore</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>because Caja wasn't able to reserve memory anymore.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>In this case, bisecting isn't an option and I have to wait some</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>weeks. It is really difficult to find the issue if the userland will</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>damaged again and again.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Could you try with</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linuxppc-dev/patch/20221012035335.866440-1-npiggin@gmail.com/</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to see if your issues are related to that?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Andrew</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>-- </span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Andrew Donnellan OzLabs, ADL Canberra</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>ajd@linux.ibm.com IBM Australia Limited</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><span></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>