Subject: Re: Kernel locks up after calling kernel_execve()

From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:50:29 +1100

> I tried to use /bin/sh as init program and was able to enter a command,
> but then the machine locked up, too.
> Could that be a problem with a CPU sleeping/idle code?

That's possibly an issue, try disabling power save if any for that CPU
type. If it worked and broke, you may have to bisect tho.

Ben.