Bug 862420 - Kernel oops on F18 Alpha network install: Unrecoverable VMX/Altivec Unavailable Exception
Summary: Kernel oops on F18 Alpha network install: Unrecoverable VMX/Altivec Unavailab...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 18
Hardware: ppc64
OS: All
unspecified
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-10-02 20:30 UTC by IBM Bug Proxy
Modified: 2012-11-12 21:03 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2012-11-12 21:03:00 UTC
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Install log (35.72 KB, text/plain)
2012-10-02 20:31 UTC, IBM Bug Proxy
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Description IBM Bug Proxy 2012-10-02 20:30:59 UTC
== Comment: #0 - Gustavo Luiz Duarte <gusld.com> - 2012-10-02 13:50:27 ==
Trying to install Fedora 18 Alpha on a POWER 7 box using network boot I got the following kernel exception:
[   18.824618] Oops: Unrecoverable VMX/Altivec Unavailable Exception, sig: 6 [#1]

Attached the install log, including the kernel exception with a call trace.

== Comment: #1 - Gustavo Luiz Duarte <gusld.com> - 2012-10-02 16:24:44 ==
The following patch fixes this issue:
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/188371/

I tested the patch on top of kernel-3.6.0-2.fc18.ppc64. It applies cleanly and fixes the issue. Could it be backported to Fedora 18 along with a nvr bump?

Comment 1 IBM Bug Proxy 2012-10-02 20:31:15 UTC
Created attachment 620506 [details]
Install log

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2012-10-03 02:56:49 UTC
kernel-3.6.0-2.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-15232/kernel-3.6.0-2.fc18

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2012-10-03 17:03:33 UTC
Package kernel-3.6.0-2.fc18:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing kernel-3.6.0-2.fc18'
as soon as you are able to, then reboot.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-15232/kernel-3.6.0-2.fc18
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 4 Josh Boyer 2012-11-12 21:03:00 UTC
Long since pushed.


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