kernel 2.6.15-rc5-latest doesn't work anymore on mpc8540ads

[Kumar Gala]

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005, Clemens Koller wrote:

> Hello!
> 
> Here is a little update:
> 
> > I am just about to update my kernel from 2.6.13-rc7 which is working
> > fine to linus' 2.6.15-rc5-latest git on my mpc8540ads flavored board.
> > However, the kernel hangs pretty early after
> > 
> > openpic: exit
> 
> openpic_init() is called by mpc85xx_ads_init_IRQ in ppc/platforms/85xx
> 
> ppc_md.init_IRQ=mpc85xx_ads_init_IRQ in ppc/platforms/85xx
> 
> ppc_md.init_IRQ() is called from powerpc/kernel/irq.c
> 
> init_IRQ() is  called from init/main.c:start_kernel()
> 
> and that seems to work fine. So, it crashes silently somewhere
> after that point. I try to build 2.6.15-rc6-latest with kgbd support,
> not knowing if it's supposed to work on this platform.

It was a guess :)
 
> Are there some open issues from the ppc->powerpc migration?

possible, can you use git bisect to find what commit may have caused the 
issue?

- kumar