Re: Issues with the first PowerPC updates for the kernel 6.1 #forregzbot
From: Thorsten Leemhuis <hidden>
Date: 2022-10-30 17:31:07
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[Note: this mail is primarily send for documentation purposes and/or for regzbot, my Linux kernel regression tracking bot. That's why I removed most or all folks from the list of recipients, but left any that looked like a mailing lists. These mails usually contain '#forregzbot' in the subject, to make them easy to spot and filter out.] [TLDR: I'm adding this regression report to the list of tracked regressions; all text from me you find below is based on a few templates paragraphs you might have encountered already already in similar form.] Hi, this is your Linux kernel regression tracker. On 12.10.22 08:51, Christian Zigotzky wrote:
Hi All, I use the Nemo board with a PASemi PA6T CPU and have some issues since the first PowerPC updates for the kernel 6.1. I successfully compiled the git kernel with the first PowerPC updates two days ago. Unfortunately this kernel is really dangerous. Many things for example Network Manager and LightDM don't work anymore and produced several gigabyte of config files till the partition has been filled. I deleted some files like the resolv.conf that had a size over 200 GB! Unfortunately, MintPPC was still damaged. For example LightDM doesn't work anymore and the MATE desktop doesn't display any icons anymore because Caja wasn't able to reserve memory anymore. In this case, bisecting isn't an option and I have to wait some weeks. It is really difficult to find the issue if the userland will damaged again and again.
Thanks for the report. To be sure below issue doesn't fall through the cracks unnoticed, I'm adding it to regzbot, my Linux kernel regression tracking bot: #regzbot ^introduced c2e7a19827eec443a7cb #regzbot title ppc: PASemi PA6T CPU: Network Manager and LightDM and fill volume with data #regzbot ignore-activity This isn't a regression? This issue or a fix for it are already discussed somewhere else? It was fixed already? You want to clarify when the regression started to happen? Or point out I got the title or something else totally wrong? Then just reply -- ideally with also telling regzbot about it, as explained here: https://linux-regtracking.leemhuis.info/tracked-regression/ Reminder for developers: When fixing the issue, add 'Link:' tags pointing to the report (the mail this one replies to), as explained for in the Linux kernel's documentation; above webpage explains why this is important for tracked regressions. Ciao, Thorsten (wearing his 'the Linux kernel's regression tracker' hat) P.S.: As the Linux kernel's regression tracker I deal with a lot of reports and sometimes miss something important when writing mails like this. If that's the case here, don't hesitate to tell me in a public reply, it's in everyone's interest to set the public record straight.