[BUG][2.5.63] New IDE changes cause data corruption on PIIX4 AND additional problems

[BUG][2.5.63] New IDE changes cause data corruption on PIIX4 AND additional problems

[Shawn Starr]

Booting 2.5.63 I ran into several problems:

1. With full kernel debugging on, sleeping contexts loop forever, Adam Belay 
has a fix that worked for me - Still testing

2. When booting over serial console if i get a buffer overrun error, I loose 
total access to the machine. I can't ssh in or use direct console. This did 
not happen in .62.

3. Data corruption with PIIX4:  While vi'ing /etc/lilo.conf exiting, then 
vi'ing /etc/inittab saving a change. I ran init q. The moment I ran it i got 
a strange panic from bash and a *__timers function. When I rebooted inittab 
was corrupt and oddly /etc/inittab became lilo.conf! (it had the same 
contents, acrossed inode somehow?).

/me looks at Alan with evil eyes IDE was working so well ;-(

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Shawn Starr
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Datawire Communication Networks Inc.
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