FYI, we noticed the below changes on git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git master commit eae957c0fe7fd6c37b3609d58593b74b846c876e ("rcu: Run grace-period kthreads at real-time priority") This commit fix the boot hang in parent commit. The dmesg and the kconfig for the parent commit are attached. testbox/testcase/testparams: vm-vp-quantal-i386/boot/1 451bc36a7118aab5 eae957c0fe7fd6c37b3609d585 ---------------- -------------------------- fail:runs %reproduction fail:runs | | | :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.acpi_PNP0A03:#:fail_to_add_MMCONFIG_information,can't_access_extended_PCI_configuration_space_under_this_bridge :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.microcode:no_support_for_this_CPU_vendor :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.The_force_parameter_has_not_been_set_to#The_Iris_poweroff_handler_will_not_be_installed :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.spin_lock-torture:---Start_of_test[debug]:nwriters_stress=#nreaders_stress=#stat_interval=#verbose=#shuffle_interval=#stutter=#shutdown_secs=#onoff_interval=#onoff_holdoff= :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.torture_init_begin:refusing_rcu_init:spin_lock_running :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.telclk_interrupt=#non-mcpbl0010_hw :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.dummy-irq:no_IRQ_given.Use_irq=N :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.mtdoops:mtd_device(mtddev=name/number)must_be_supplied :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.nandsim]warning:read_byte:unexpected_data_output_cycle,state_is_STATE_READY_return :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.wistron_btns:System_unknown :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.ideapad_slidebar:DMI_does_not_match :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.applesmc:supported_laptop_not_found :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.applesmc:driver_init_failed(ret=-#) :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.fmc_fake-design-for-testing-f001:Driver_has_no_ID:matches_all :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.fmc_write_eeprom_fake-design-for-testing-f001:fmc_write_eeprom:no_busid_passed,refusing_all_cards :10 100% 10:10 kmsg.sock:process`trinity-main'is_using_obsolete_setsockopt_SO_BSDCOMPAT 10:10 -100% :10 kmsg.BUG:kernel_boot_hang 10:10 -100% :10 dmesg.BUG:kernel_boot_hang vm-vp-quantal-i386: qemu-system-i386 -enable-kvm -cpu Haswell,+smep,+smap Memory: 360M To reproduce: apt-get install ruby ruby-oj git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wfg/lkp-tests.git cd lkp-tests bin/setup-local job.yaml # the job file attached in this email bin/run-local job.yaml Disclaimer: Results have been estimated based on internal Intel analysis and are provided for informational purposes only. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Thanks, Huang, Ying