2.6.32 Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! Rebooting in 180 seconds..

[Zhiyong Wu <zwu.kernel@gmail.com>]

HI,

linux-2.6.32 is compiled on a p6 machine with RH5.4 OS and KVM option is enable.

When rebooting this machine, a crash takes place such as:

Loading ramdisk...
ramdisk loaded at 01700000, size: 2700 Kbytes
OF stdout device is: /vdevice/vty@30000000
Preparing to boot Linux version 2.6.32 (root@p6ml4n07.clusters.com)
(gcc version 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-46)) #1 SMP Fri Dec 18
06:53:27 EST 2009
Calling ibm,client-architecture-support.../
Elapsed time since release of system processors: 1212 mins 30 secs

Config file read, 1024 bytes

Welcome
Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.13 (Red Hat 1.3.13-8.el5)
Enter "help" to get some basic usage information
boot: linux-32
Please wait, loading kernel...
   Elf64 kernel loaded...
Loading ramdisk...
ramdisk loaded at 01700000, size: 2700 Kbytes
OF stdout device is: /vdevice/vty@30000000
Preparing to boot Linux version 2.6.32 (root@p6ml4n07.clusters.com)
(gcc version 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-46)) #1 SMP Fri Dec 18
06:53:27 EST 2009
Calling ibm,client-architecture-support... done
command line: ro console=hvc0 rhgb quiet root=LABEL=/
memory layout at init:
  memory_limit : 0000000000000000 (16 MB aligned)
  alloc_bottom : 00000000019b0000
  alloc_top    : 0000000008000000
  alloc_top_hi : 0000000008000000
  rmo_top      : 0000000008000000
  ram_top      : 0000000008000000
instantiating rtas at 0x0000000006e10000... done
boot cpu hw idx 0000000000000000
copying OF device tree...
Building dt strings...
Building dt structure...
Device tree strings 0x0000000001bc0000 -> 0x0000000001bc15bb
Device tree struct  0x0000000001bd0000 -> 0x0000000001bf0000
Calling quiesce...
returning from prom_init
Red Hat nash version 5.1.19.6 starting
ibmvscsi 30000002: fast_fail not supported in server
sd 0:0:1:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 0:0:1:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 0:0:1:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
insmod: error inserting '/lib/dm-region-hash.ko': -1 File exists
mount: could not find filesystem '/dev/root'
setuproot: moving /dev failed: No such file or directory
setuproot: error mounting /proc: No such file or directory
setuproot: error mounting /sys: No such file or directory
switchroot: mount failed: No such file or directory
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
Rebooting in 180 seconds..[disconnect]

Can anyone give me a warm hand?


Cheers,

Zhiyong Wu