Re: 2.6.0-test4-mm3

[Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>]

Ed Sweetman <ed.sweetman@wmich.edu> wrote:
>
> Andrew Morton wrote:
> > 
> > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.0-test4/2.6.0-test4-mm3/
> > 
> > 
> > . Lots of small fixes.
> 
> 
> It seems that since test3-mm2 ...possibly mm3, my kernels just hang 
> after loading the input driver for the pc speaker.  Now directly after 
> this on test3-mm1 serio loads.
>   serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
> input: AT Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0
> serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
> 
> I'm guessing this is where the later kernels are hanging.
> I checked and i dont see any serio/input patches since mm1 in test3 but 
> every mm kernel i've tried since mm3 hangs at the same point where as 
> mm1 does not.  All have the same config.  I'm using acpi as well.  This 
> is a via amd board.  I dont wanna send a general email with all kinds of 
> extra info (.config and such) unless someone is interested in the 
> problem and needs it.

The only patch I can see in there is syn-multi-btn-fix.patch in test3-mm3,
which seems unlikely.

Have you tested 2.6.0-test4?  If that also fails then I'd be suspecting the
ACPI changes; there seem to be a few new problems in that area lately.