Description of problem: Error messages during boot Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Kernel version 3.4.4-5.fc17.x86_64, Efi version: 2.31 Thinkpad T430 2349-H2G latest EFI How reproducible: Boot the system Additional info: ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 1.034796] WARNING: at drivers/base/core.c:196 device_release+0x8a/0xa0() [ 1.034799] Hardware name: 2349H2G [ 1.034801] Device 'efifb.0' does not have a release() function, it is broken and must be fixed. [ 1.034809] Modules linked in: [ 1.034814] Pid: 1, comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 3.4.4-5.fc17.x86_64 #1 [ 1.034817] Call Trace: [ 1.034825] [<ffffffff81056ebf>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7f/0xc0 [ 1.034831] [<ffffffff81056fb6>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x46/0x50 [ 1.034836] [<ffffffff8139f5aa>] device_release+0x8a/0xa0 [ 1.034843] [<ffffffff812c2592>] kobject_cleanup+0x82/0x1b0 [ 1.034850] [<ffffffff81d2256a>] ? vesafb_probe+0x76a/0x76a [ 1.034855] [<ffffffff812c241b>] kobject_put+0x2b/0x60 [ 1.034860] [<ffffffff8139f297>] put_device+0x17/0x20 [ 1.034866] [<ffffffff813a5d37>] platform_device_put+0x17/0x20 [ 1.034871] [<ffffffff813a5d5e>] platform_device_unregister+0x1e/0x30 [ 1.034876] [<ffffffff81d2256a>] ? vesafb_probe+0x76a/0x76a [ 1.034881] [<ffffffff81d227f0>] efifb_init+0x286/0x292 [ 1.034886] [<ffffffff81d2256a>] ? vesafb_probe+0x76a/0x76a [ 1.034892] [<ffffffff8100212a>] do_one_initcall+0x12a/0x180 [ 1.034898] [<ffffffff81cf4d77>] kernel_init+0x150/0x1d4 [ 1.034904] [<ffffffff81cf4604>] ? do_early_param+0x8c/0x8c [ 1.034910] [<ffffffff815fdca4>] kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10 [ 1.034916] [<ffffffff81cf4c27>] ? start_kernel+0x3c4/0x3c4 [ 1.034922] [<ffffffff815fdca0>] ? gs_change+0x13/0x13 [ 1.034926] ---[ end trace ccca03a64f745119 ]---
CC'ing the EFI people.
I'm getting this message also on my t430s with Kernel 3.4.7 (Archlinux, pure UEFI).
Sorry. I'm using newest BIOS/UEFI 1.13.
I have the problem also on Thinkpad T430s, Linux 3.4.8-1, Arch Linux, UEFI.
Is this still a problem with 3.8.2 in updates-testing?
Still there for me, same computer and system: T430s with Kernel 3.8.3-2-ARCH.
The people running ARCH should report this to ArchLinux. Even if this gets fixed in Fedora, you're not going to get a fix for your Arch kernel from us. For those not running Arch and still seeing this, please attach a full dmesg from boot that includes the backtrace.
*** Bug 955496 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
pjones, the duped bug in comment #8 has the full dmesg attached. Looks like efifb failed with: [ 0.993132] efifb: invalid framebuffer address [ 0.993147] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 0.993150] WARNING: at drivers/base/core.c:228 device_release+0xa2/0xb0() [ 0.993152] Hardware name: HP EliteBook 8530p [ 0.993153] Device 'efifb.0' does not have a release() function, it is broken and must be fixed. [ 0.993159] Modules linked in: [ 0.993161] Pid: 1, comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 3.8.8-202.fc18.x86_64 #1 [ 0.993163] Call Trace: [ 0.993167] [<ffffffff8105e675>] warn_slowpath_common+0x75/0xa0 [ 0.993169] [<ffffffff8105e756>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x46/0x50 [ 0.993172] [<ffffffff813e9142>] device_release+0xa2/0xb0 [ 0.993175] [<ffffffff812fa6c2>] kobject_cleanup+0x82/0x1b0 [ 0.993178] [<ffffffff81d30f50>] ? vesafb_probe+0x769/0x769 [ 0.993180] [<ffffffff812fa82b>] kobject_put+0x2b/0x60 [ 0.993182] [<ffffffff813e8e17>] put_device+0x17/0x20 [ 0.993184] [<ffffffff813efa47>] platform_device_put+0x17/0x20 [ 0.993187] [<ffffffff813efa6e>] platform_device_unregister+0x1e/0x30 [ 0.993189] [<ffffffff81d30f50>] ? vesafb_probe+0x769/0x769 [ 0.993191] [<ffffffff81d311d6>] efifb_init+0x286/0x292 [ 0.993193] [<ffffffff81d30f50>] ? vesafb_probe+0x769/0x769 [ 0.993196] [<ffffffff8100215a>] do_one_initcall+0x12a/0x180 [ 0.993198] [<ffffffff81d00d9d>] kernel_init_freeable+0x150/0x1da [ 0.993200] [<ffffffff81d00610>] ? do_early_param+0x8c/0x8c [ 0.993203] [<ffffffff81637a20>] ? rest_init+0x80/0x80 [ 0.993205] [<ffffffff81637a2e>] kernel_init+0xe/0xf0 [ 0.993207] [<ffffffff8165baac>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0 [ 0.993209] [<ffffffff81637a20>] ? rest_init+0x80/0x80 [ 0.993212] ---[ end trace 88896159f9ead3d4 ]--- End result is the same in that the splat is because the driver lacks a release function, but at least there's a reason it's getting called in this one.
So, this traceback happens when the bootloader isn't properly filling in the information about the framebuffer - either because a) you're using grub 1 and you've taken "splashimage" out of the config file, c) something has actually gone wrong, such as not being able to find a suitable mode from the firmware. The traceback actually reflects a separate issue, but one of those problems are all that can really make it go down that code path. Can you check and see if you've removed "splashimage" from your grub config file, and if putting it back helps?
I get the error on the EliteBook 8530p. The system has been reinstalled from scratch (so there is no grub1) and I have not removed "splashimage". However, after grub starts loading the initrd I do happen to see the screen being filled with garbage (in text mode!). This lasts for 2/3 seconds. As the kernel opens the framebuffer, however, everything seems to work properly.
On ThinkPad T430 Fedora 18 3.9.2-200.fc18.x86_64 the bug is disappeared!
Peter posted a patch for this. It's gone nowhere, but I pinged upstream today.
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