----- Original Message ----- From: Doug White <dwhite_at_gumbysoft.com> Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 12:40:36 -0800 (PST) To: pseniura_at_techie.com Subject: Re: please see PR 59688 (re: [solved] Re: kernel hangs during boot) > On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 pseniura_at_techie.com wrote: > > > > > I filed a PR several weeks ago on this 'device-md'-in-the-kernel bug. > > The PR has yet to be assigned. > > Now it's gone out to 5.2-Release, I bet everyone is going to see this bug. > > Enabling MD_ROOT_SIZE specifies that a MDROOT has been compiled into the > kernel, and gives its size so the volume will be appropriately > initialized. So specifying this option in the beginning was a mistake. > There is absolutely no need for MD_ROOT_SIZE in any production kernel, > unless you are booting diskless or some other special need. > > I think we have to blame PEBKAC on this although a word of caution in > NOTES is probably warranted. Oh I did include MDROOT in my kernel, as the PR's attached files will show. I had to take _all_ bits dealing with 'md' out of the kernel for it to boot-up w/o a panic. (was hoping to use md as a RAMdisk thing, otherwise it's no loss for me, but I did want to report it asap before -Release was affected, since it is included in GENERIC.) (btw I keep forgetting to include a sig) -- Paul Seniura System Specialist State of Okla. D.O.T. > > ________ > > > > On Sun, 7 Dec 2003, Doug White wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, Wesley Morgan wrote: > > > > > > > > Eh, this is you hitting the gdb key. how about 'ps'? > > > > > > > > Hooray for serial consoles! > > > > > > You didn't compile with BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER? you still hit the ddb key :) > > > > > > I'm still not seeing anything hanging. Have you tried booting with -v and > > > seeing if ata is trying anything, for instance? > > > > Ok, I've found the culprit: > > > > options MD_ROOT_SIZE=10 > > > > Removing that from my kernel config allows it to boot (this is > > some cruft left over from previous experiments). As for WHY it won't boot, > > I'll leave that to those with much more knowledge than me! > > > > -- > > Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! > > > > ________ > > > > -- > Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve > dwhite_at_gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org > -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htmReceived on Mon Dec 08 2003 - 12:05:40 UTC
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