Hi Mukesh,

On 2026-07-07, Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 07, 2026 at 06:34:45PM +0200, Andreas Schwab wrote:
>> On Jul 07 2026, Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya wrote:
>> 
>> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/entry-common.h 
>> > b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/entry-common.h
>> > index fc636c42e89a..b6373bae4524 100644
>> > --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/entry-common.h
>> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/entry-common.h
>> > @@ -286,14 +286,6 @@ static inline void 
>> > arch_interrupt_async_enter_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs)
>> >  
>> >  static inline void arch_interrupt_async_exit_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs)
>> >  {
>> > -       /*
>> > -        * Adjust at exit so the main handler sees the true NIA. This must
>> > -        * come before irq_exit() because irq_exit can enable interrupts, 
>> > and
>> > -        * if another interrupt is taken before nap_adjust_return has run
>> > -        * here, then that interrupt would return directly to idle nap 
>> > return.
>> > -        */
>> > -       nap_adjust_return(regs);
>> > -
>> >         arch_interrupt_exit_prepare(regs);
>> >  }
>> >  
>> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h 
>> > b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h
>> > index fb42a664ae54..1b45a49e9bed 100644
>> > --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h
>> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h
>> > @@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ interrupt_handler void func(struct pt_regs *regs)      
>> >              \
>> >         instrumentation_begin();                                        \
>> >         irq_enter_rcu();                                                \
>> >         ____##func (regs);                                              \
>> > +       nap_adjust_return(regs);                                        \
>> >         irq_exit_rcu();                                                 \
>> >         instrumentation_end();                                          \
>> >         arch_interrupt_async_exit_prepare(regs);                        \
>> 
>> This allows the system to boot normally.
>> 
> Thanks for testing this. I am assuming you tried this without
> "powersave=off" command line option.

I am here after bisecting the same problem. (I also use a G5.)

I can also confirm that the above hack on top of v7.2-rc3 will boot
(without specifying powersave=off).

John Ogness

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