Re: Kernels 2.1.116pre1 & 2.1.116pre2 on Alpha

[Richard Henderson <rth dot cygnus com>]

On Mon, Aug 17, 1998 at 01:47:38PM -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote:
> >I can successfully compile, but not boot 2.1.116pre(1 or 2):
> >
> >   ...
> >   <MSS audio codec (CS4231)> at 0x534 irq 9 dma 3,3
> >   (hangs forever)

Does alt-sysrq-p give you any data.  If so, a long sequence of
PC samples mapped back through the System.map ought to show the 
problem.

Does the same lock up occur if you load sound as a module?

> I believe this _may_ have something to do with arch/alpha/kernel/sys_sio.c
> and the fact that it does not differentiate between the Avanti and Noname
> pci interrupt routing (and so states....)

Eh?  Of course we do.  Thus `avanti_pci_fixup' and `noname_pci_fixup'
are separate functions.


r~