Re: kernel bootup stuck after executing sbin/init

[Pierre Hébert <pierre-hebert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 03 October 2006 05:57, DSP Tech wrote:
> Hi,
>
> During the bootup process the kernel is hung up after executing
> execve(sbin/int). After lots of debuuging i know that it goes an assembly
> function "ret_to_user" but unable to trace the execution from this
> function.

I heard of a similar problem when using the ARM EABI, which causes some issue 
with return instructions. If you are using gcc 4.1 maybe you can try 
the -mno-thumb-interwork option, or try with an older compiler using the 
older ABI.
See also : http://wiki.debian.org/ArmEabiPort

regards,

Pierre.

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