Re: i915 hangs after 201612251500Z changes

["Cherry G. Mathew" <cherry%zyx.in@localhost>]

On 10 January 2017 5:32:51 pm IST, Jun Ebihara <jun%soum.co.jp@localhost> wrote:
>From: "Cherry G. Mathew" <cherry%zyx.in@localhost>
>Subject: Re: i915 hangs after 201612251500Z changes
>Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:30:53 +0530
>
>>>>>>> "Jun" == Jun Ebihara <jun%soum.co.jp@localhost> writes:
>> 
>> Hi - could you try -current - I just checked in a change that may
>> possibly be triggering your boot problem.
>
> x86_machdep.c,v 1.81 2017/01/10 09:48:22 cherry fixed my probrem.
>
>boot up fine with 7.99.57! yeah!
>https://github.com/ebijun/NetBSD/blob/master/dmesg/i386/Acer_AspireONE_ZG8
>
>
>>     >> /* Now find where the new avail_end is. */
>>     >> -       avail_end = ctob(uvm_physseg_get_avail_end(x));
>>     >> +       avail_end = ctob(uvm_physseg_get_highest_frame());
>>     >> 
>>     >> if (sz == reqsz)
>>     >> return;
>
>this change helps Jarle's T400s,but my machine still hangs.
>
>>     Jarle> I cannot speak for Jun Ebihara, but this patch made my
>Lenovo
>>     Jarle> T400s boot again.  Without this patch it would just reset
>early
>>     Jarle> in the boot process, return to the BIOS, and try again.
>> There was still an error in the above patch - I checked in the
>complete
>> change on -current.
>
>many thanx, I'm back on the board with your help.
>--
>Jun Ebihara

Thank you for nailing down the problem to that diff in the first place!
-- 
~cherry

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