Andrew Morton wrote:

Thomas Schlichter [off-list ref] wrote:

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OK, I've found it...!

Thanks.

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After reverting the pci-init-ordering-fix everything works as expected
again...

Damn.  That patch fixes other bugs.  i386 pci init ordering is busted.

Now, after further investigation, it seems reverting the pci-init-ordering-fix 
is not necessary... I simply had to switch off ACPI (for example with the 
'acpi=off' kernel parameter).

I recognized it because the changed kernel had the problems again if i started 
it with 'pci=noacpi', but not with 'acpi=off'. So I tried the original -mm8 
kernel with this option and... IT WORKS!

So perhaps it is better to leave this patch in the -mm tree and fix ACPI 
(which does not work for me anyway).

Best regards
   Thomas Schlichter