From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Subject: Re: 2.5.68-mm4 From: Steven Cole In-Reply-To: <20030502020149.1ec3e54f.akpm@digeo.com> References: <20030502020149.1ec3e54f.akpm@digeo.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1051905879.2166.34.camel@spc9.esa.lanl.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: 02 May 2003 14:04:39 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Return-Path: To: Andrew Morton Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org List-ID: On Fri, 2003-05-02 at 03:01, Andrew Morton wrote: > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.5/2.5.68/2.5.68-mm4/ > > . Much reworking of the disk IO scheduler patches due to the updated > dynamic-disk-request-allocation patch. No real functional changes here. > > . Included the `kexec' patch - load Linux from Linux. Various people want > this for various reasons. I like the idea of going from a login prompt to > "Calibrating delay loop" in 0.5 seconds. > > I tried it on four machines and it worked with small glitches on three of > them, and wedged up the fourth. So if it is to proceed this code needs > help with testing and careful bug reporting please. > For what it's worth, kexec has worked for me on the following two systems. single P-III 933Mhz, 256MB, IDE (system 1) 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 GMCH [Graphics Memory Controller Hub] (rev 03) 00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 03) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801AA IDE (rev 02) 00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA USB (rev 02) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801AA SMBus (rev 02) 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA AC'97 Audio (rev 02) 01:0c.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78) dual P-III 1000Mhz, 1024MB, SCSI (system 2) 00:00.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks CNB20LE Host Bridge (rev 06) 00:00.1 Host bridge: ServerWorks CNB20LE Host Bridge (rev 06) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage IIC 215IIC [Mach64 GT IIC] (rev 7a) 00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08) 00:0f.0 ISA bridge: ServerWorks OSB4 South Bridge (rev 50) 00:0f.1 IDE interface: ServerWorks OSB4 IDE Controller 01:04.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7899P U160/m (rev 01) 01:04.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7899P U160/m (rev 01) The times for reboot back to run level 3 are: normal kexec system 1 69 seconds 35 seconds system 2 150 seconds 75 seconds Steven -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: aart@kvack.org