Re: Use SMP kernel for Alpha (udeb) builds
On Tue, Dec 04, 2018 at 07:37:13PM +0100, Frank Scheiner wrote: > On 12/4/18 17:45, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > > ## Patches ## > > > > > > 1. > > > https://salsa.debian.org/frank-scheiner-guest/linux/commit/865cacfd7722b346629082ab3094b6ad93964095 > > > > > > 2. > > > https://salsa.debian.org/frank-scheiner-guest/debian-installer/commit/7269679bec8bae997ef5ed7619e9f8df2e184134 > > > > > > I think both patches are already enough to produce the needed alpha-smp > > > udebs and will allow to produce working installer images (e.g. netboot > > > images might work instantly and could be an alternative way for Bob to > > > reinstall his PWS). > > > > > > What do you think? Is there anything obvious missing? > > > > Can you open PRs so that these changes can get merged? I will then build > > new images. > > Sure, created them now: > > * First part: https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/merge_requests/79 > > * Second part: > https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/merge_requests/6 Much appreciated, gentlemen. Wish I could do more than offer my system up as a test platform, but so it goes... I'll be happy to help with determining the "actual problem which is yet unknown" with the alpha generic kernel, once my system is back up and running :-). --Bob
Re: Use SMP kernel for Alpha (udeb) builds
Hi Adrian, On 12/4/18 17:45, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: ## Patches ## 1. https://salsa.debian.org/frank-scheiner-guest/linux/commit/865cacfd7722b346629082ab3094b6ad93964095 2. https://salsa.debian.org/frank-scheiner-guest/debian-installer/commit/7269679bec8bae997ef5ed7619e9f8df2e184134 I think both patches are already enough to produce the needed alpha-smp udebs and will allow to produce working installer images (e.g. netboot images might work instantly and could be an alternative way for Bob to reinstall his PWS). What do you think? Is there anything obvious missing? Can you open PRs so that these changes can get merged? I will then build new images. Sure, created them now: * First part: https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/merge_requests/79 * Second part: https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/merge_requests/6 Cheers, Frank
Re: Use SMP kernel for Alpha (udeb) builds
Hi Frank! On 12/4/18 5:38 PM, Frank Scheiner wrote: > As per [1] and our recent discussions the generic 4.x kernels seem to no > longer work on Alpha machines which also renders any installer images using > the generic 4.x kernels non-working. > > [1]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-alpha/2017/03/msg7.html > > Confirmed on: > * AlphaStation 200 (w/EV4 x 1) > * AlphaStation 255 (w/EV45 x 1) > * Personal Workstation 500au (w/EV56 x 1) > * AlphaServer DS20E (w/EV67 x 2) > > Also expected on: > * AXPpci33 (w/LCA4 x 1) > * AlphaStation 500 (w/EV56 x 1) > * AlphaServer DS25 (w/EV68CB x 2) > * AlphaServer ES45 (w/EV68CB x 4) Wow, thanks for the very extensive testing. > This is sort of a workaround and does not fix the actual problem which is yet > unknown, but I believe getting working installer images is more important at > the moment. With working installer images more people could get involved and > maybe sometime in the future someone has enough time and effort to invest in > fixing the actual problem. I agree. > ## Patches ## > > 1. > https://salsa.debian.org/frank-scheiner-guest/linux/commit/865cacfd7722b346629082ab3094b6ad93964095 > > 2. > https://salsa.debian.org/frank-scheiner-guest/debian-installer/commit/7269679bec8bae997ef5ed7619e9f8df2e184134 > > I think both patches are already enough to produce the needed alpha-smp udebs > and will allow to produce working installer images (e.g. netboot images might > work instantly and could be an alternative way for Bob to reinstall his PWS). > > What do you think? Is there anything obvious missing? Can you open PRs so that these changes can get merged? I will then build new images. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
Use SMP kernel for Alpha (udeb) builds
Dear all, As per [1] and our recent discussions the generic 4.x kernels seem to no longer work on Alpha machines which also renders any installer images using the generic 4.x kernels non-working. [1]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-alpha/2017/03/msg7.html Confirmed on: * AlphaStation 200 (w/EV4 x 1) * AlphaStation 255 (w/EV45 x 1) * Personal Workstation 500au (w/EV56 x 1) * AlphaServer DS20E (w/EV67 x 2) Also expected on: * AXPpci33 (w/LCA4 x 1) * AlphaStation 500 (w/EV56 x 1) * AlphaServer DS25 (w/EV68CB x 2) * AlphaServer ES45 (w/EV68CB x 4) The following two patches should switch the used kernels to the SMP version. As: (1) I don't exactly know how to build images using multiple kernels (i.e. what happens if $TEMP_KERNEL has multiple kernel names in it, which seems to be supported according to [2], will the image creation in e.g. [3] than run multiple times automatically?) and I don't want to break things, [2]: https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/blob/master/build/config/dir#L79 [3]: https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/blob/master/build/config/alpha/netboot.cfg (2) I can't find a similar example for another architecture and (3) the images with the generic kernels are non-working anyhow, ...I just omitted the generic ones for now. This is sort of a workaround and does not fix the actual problem which is yet unknown, but I believe getting working installer images is more important at the moment. With working installer images more people could get involved and maybe sometime in the future someone has enough time and effort to invest in fixing the actual problem. ## Patches ## 1. https://salsa.debian.org/frank-scheiner-guest/linux/commit/865cacfd7722b346629082ab3094b6ad93964095 2. https://salsa.debian.org/frank-scheiner-guest/debian-installer/commit/7269679bec8bae997ef5ed7619e9f8df2e184134 I think both patches are already enough to produce the needed alpha-smp udebs and will allow to produce working installer images (e.g. netboot images might work instantly and could be an alternative way for Bob to reinstall his PWS). What do you think? Is there anything obvious missing? Cheers, Frank
