Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 4.14 000/209] 4.14.158-stable review | From | shuah <> | Date | Fri, 6 Dec 2019 08:35:49 -0700 |
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On 12/6/19 8:28 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > On Fri, Dec 06, 2019 at 08:24:36AM -0700, shuah wrote: >> On 12/4/19 10:53 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: >>> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 4.14.158 release. >>> There are 209 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response >>> to this one. If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please >>> let me know. >>> >>> Responses should be made by Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:50:10 +0000. >>> Anything received after that time might be too late. >>> >>> The whole patch series can be found in one patch at: >>> https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/stable-review/patch-4.14.158-rc1.gz >>> or in the git tree and branch at: >>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-4.14.y >>> and the diffstat can be found below. >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> greg k-h >>> >> >> Starting with Linux 4.14.157, 4.9.204, and 4.4.204 stables stopped >> booting on my system. It can't find the root disk. No config changes >> in between. >> >> I have been bisecting 4.14 and 4.9 with no luck so far. I updated >> to Ubuntu 19.10 in between. >> >> The only other thing I see is CONFIG_GCC_VERSION which is supported >> starting 4.18. I don't this boot failing issue on 4.19 + up. I am >> also chasing any links between this config and scripts and tools >> that generate the initramfs. > > Did you also upgrade your version of gcc? I know I build those older > kernels with the latest version of gcc for build tests, but I do not > boot them. I think everyone who still uses them uses older versions of > gcc.
Yes. gcc version changed. That has been my strong suspect since I started poking around the CONFIG_GCC_VERSION.
I will try to force it to use older gcc and see if things improve.
> >> I am still debugging ... Serious for me since I can no longer test >> older stables. :( > > Ick, not good, sorry. If you find anything bisecting, please let me > know. > Will do.
thanks, -- Shuah
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