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--- etc:users:jcmvbkbc:xtensa-linux [2011/06/20 03:49] – boot log jcmvbkbc
+++ users:jcmvbkbc:xtensa-linux [2016/08/07 00:34] – ↷ Page moved from user:jcmvbkbc:xtensa-linux to users:jcmvbkbc:xtensa-linux kel
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 <file>
 parse_bootparam(phys_tag:fe000020):
-Linux version 2.6.29-rc7-ga0f0129-dirty (dumb@octofox.metropolis) (gcc version 4.4.5 (GCC) ) #7 Mon Jun 20 01:45:39 MSD 2011
+Linux version 2.6.29-rc7-ga0f0129-dirty (dumb@octofox.metropolis) (gcc version 4.4.5 (GCC) ) #10 Tue Jun 21 23:13:31 MSD 2011
 bootmem_init: sysmem.bank[i:0].{type:0, start:0x1000, end:0x3000}
 bootmem_init: sysmem.bank[i:1].{type:0, start:0x142000, end:0x8000000}
 bootmem_init: min_low_pfn:0x1, max_low_pfn:0x8000, max_pfn:0x8000
 Built 1 zonelists in Zone order, mobility grouping on.  Total pages: 32480
-Kernel command line: console=ttyS0,38400 root=/dev/simdisk0
+Kernel command line: console=ttyS0,38400 root=/dev/simdisk0 init=/init
 trap_init:
 PID hash table entries: 512 (order: 9, 2048 bytes)
@@ Line 50: / Line 50: @@
 VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly on device 240:0.
 free_initmem: Freeing unused/init kernel memory: ... 48k freed
-Warning: unable to open an initial console.
+EXT2-fs warning: mounting unchecked fs, running e2fsck is recommended
-Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found.  Try passing init= option to kernel.
+Starting portmap: done
+Initializing random number generator... done.
+Starting network...
+ip: RTNETLINK answers: File exists
+Welcome to your custom Xtensa processor based uClibc environment.
+uclibc login:
 </file>
@@ Line 112: / Line 120: @@
         retw                            # rotate back by 4 registers, possibly with underflow
                                         # Back out our _entry Frame above...
+</code>
+==== Random symbols appear like being typed on the console ====
+There's no checks for select simcall error status (or maybe there just should not be EINTR error, that's just not documented). Fix is the following:
+<code>
+diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c
+index e650152..285744e 100644
+--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c
++++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c
+@@ -126,10 +126,11 @@ static void rs_poll(unsigned long priv)
+        spin_lock(&timer_lock);
+-       while (__simc(SYS_select_one, 0, XTISS_SELECT_ONE_READ, (int)&tv,0,0)){
+-               __simc (SYS_read, 0, (unsigned long)&c, 1, 0, 0);
+-               tty_insert_flip_char(tty, c, TTY_NORMAL);
+-               i++;
++       while (__simc(SYS_select_one, 0, XTISS_SELECT_ONE_READ, (int)&tv,0,0) > 0) {
++               if (__simc (SYS_read, 0, (unsigned long)&c, 1, 0, 0) == 1) {
++                       tty_insert_flip_char(tty, c, TTY_NORMAL);
++                       i++;
++               }
+        }
+        if (i)
+</code>
+==== Console is tooooo slooooow ====
+There's polling timer, it's 20 seconds :(). Fix is the following:
+<code>
+diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c
+index e650152..285744e 100644
+--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c
++++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c
+@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
+ #endif
+ #define SERIAL_MAX_NUM_LINES 1
+-#define SERIAL_TIMER_VALUE (20 * HZ)
++#define SERIAL_TIMER_VALUE (HZ / 10)
+ static struct tty_driver *serial_driver;
+ static struct timer_list serial_timer;
 </code>