Subject: Re: PROBLEM: 2.6.39 doesn't boot on POWER MAC

From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 07:51:11 +1000

On Sun, 2011-05-29 at 23:16 +0400, Andrey Gusev wrote:
> 28.05.2011 22:09, Tabi Timur-B04825 пишет:
> > On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 2:55 AM, Andrey Gusev<[email-masked]>  wrote:
> >> Hi!
> >> A kernel 2.6.39 doesn't boot on my POWER MAC G4.  A kernel 2.6.38.6 with
> >> almost the same config boots without any problems.
> > Have you tried using git-bisect to isolate the commit that breaks?
> >
> Fortunately, the rc1 is booted. I made git bisect:

> I have errors on building bad kernels:
> arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c: In function ‘smp_core99_cpu_notify’:
> arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c:855:7: error: 
> ‘pmac_tb_clock_chip_host’ undeclared (first use in this function)
> arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c:855:7: note: each undeclared 
> identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in

This is an SMP machine ? If not, does it work with a UP kernel ?

Cheers,
Ben.