Re: /initrd.img

["Yinghai Lu" <yhlu.kernel@gmail.com>]

On Feb 12, 2008 9:53 AM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
>
> Yinghai Lu wrote:
> > any limitation about size of
> > /initrd.img that saved by populate_rootfs ?
> >
> > i got
> >
> > RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
> > RAMDISK: incomplete write (-28 != 2048) 134217728
> > crc error
> > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
> > Freeing unused kernel memory: 388k freed
> > init_special_inode: bogus i_mode (177777)
> > Warning: unable to open an initial console.
> > init_special_inode: bogus i_mode (177777)
> > init_special_inode: bogus i_mode (177777)
> > Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found.  Try passing init= option to kernel.
> >
> > before that
> > checking if image is initramfs... it isn't (no cpio magic); looks like an initrd
> > Freeing initrd memory: 25735k freed.
> >
> > that only happen one system (64G RAM) and SLUB.
> >
> > if using SLAB, it works well.
> >
> > somewhere the ramdisk or /initrd.img get corrupted..
> >
>
> Assuming a 64-bit system, that's *supposed* to work.  Doesn't mean
> anything that weird has been tested.
>
> It could be a SLUB bug, or it could be memory not being properly defended.

found the root case. something wrong ses.c
will send one patch to James.

YH