[syslinux] linux.c32 doesn't work

[Wagner Ferenc]

"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com> writes:

> Anyway, I did get confused -- I added some debugging stuff to 
> com32/modules/elf.c (not linux.c); for linux.c the equivalent code 
> should go into com32/lib/load_linux.c.

Fine, it's getting clear now.  Actually I spoke much rubbish
previously, I'll try again.  Here is my config file:

========================================
serial 0 9600
console 0

#default linux.c32 vmlinuz-2.6.22-2-k7 console=ttyS0
default linux.c32 vmlinuz-2.6.23 console=ttyS0
#default vmlinuz-2.6.23 console=ttyS0
========================================

With current git only the commented lines work.  I didn't check older
versions systematically, but I couldn't make the uncommented line work
with any version I tried (back to 3.52-pre2).  The image sizes are
very close to each other, and even if I truncate vmlinuz-2.6.23 to the
size of vmlinuz-2.6.22-2-k7, the error is exactly the same (with QEMU;
real hardware gives no error message, just freezes).

========================================
vmlinuz-2.6.22-2-k7: 1367280 bytes
vmlinuz-2.6.23:      1384696 bytes
========================================

========================================
PXELINUX 3.52 0x47213526  Copyright (C) 1994-2007 H. Peter Anvin
Loading vmlinuz-2.6.23... ok
qemu: fatal: Trying to execute code outside RAM or ROM at 0x000d0000

EAX=00002b7f EBX=0000c156 ECX=0000ff6f EDX=00000704
ESI=00000000 EDI=00000000 EBP=00000000 ESP=0000fff8
EIP=0000f6fa EFL=00000002 [-------] CPL=0 II=0 A20=1 HLT=0
ES =c08e 000c08e0 0000ffff 00009300
CS =c08e 000c08e0 0000ffff 00009b00
SS =0000 00000000 0000ffff 00009300
DS =f000 000f0000 0000ffff 00009300
FS =0000 00000000 0000ffff 00009300
GS =0000 00000000 0000ffff 00009300
LDT=0000 00000000 0000ffff 00008000
TR =0000 00000000 0000ffff 00008000
GDT=     00005cd0 0000002f
IDT=     00000000 0000ffff
CR0=60000010 CR2=00000000 CR3=00000000 CR4=00000000
CCS=00002b7f CCD=00002b7f CCO=ADDB    
FCW=037f FSW=0000 [ST=0] FTW=00 MXCSR=00001f80
FPR0=0000000000000000 0000 FPR1=0000000000000000 0000
FPR2=0000000000000000 0000 FPR3=0000000000000000 0000
FPR4=0000000000000000 0000 FPR5=0000000000000000 0000
FPR6=0000000000000000 0000 FPR7=0000000000000000 0000
XMM00=00000000000000000000000000000000 XMM01=00000000000000000000000000000000
XMM02=00000000000000000000000000000000 XMM03=00000000000000000000000000000000
XMM04=00000000000000000000000000000000 XMM05=00000000000000000000000000000000
XMM06=00000000000000000000000000000000 XMM07=00000000000000000000000000000000
========================================

So this is not a regression, I won't bisect it, as I found no version
which could boot vmlinuz-2.6.23.  The truncation test makes me
skeptical about adding debug output to com32/lib/syslinux/load_linux.c,
but I'll give it a try if you think it could be useful.  Also, if you
are willing to test my kernel, I can upload or send it to you.
-- 
Thanks,
Feri.