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Bug #6

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channel test fails on a Samsung DDR3L 8G memory with IVB processor

Added by Iru Cai about 9 years ago. Updated over 8 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
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Category:
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Target version:
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Start date:
11/20/2015
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Description

I'm using coreboot with a lenovo T420 laptop. I build coreboot as follows:

  1. checkout to a commit
  2. apply these patches:
  3. build coreboot

I found the latest git code causes a channel test failure on Samsung 8G DDR3L M471B1G73DB0-YK0 with i7-3720QM(QS version) processor, it works fine if I do one of the following changes:

  1. use i5-2520M processor
  2. use a 1.5V DDR3 8G memory or a Samsung 4G DDR3L module M471B5173QH0-YK0

I did a git bisect and the first bad commit is 9f1fbb9a3002e8d74d53d7973bd1c7e3d4879238.


Files

ehci.log (2.79 KB) ehci.log log from EHCI debug port Iru Cai, 11/20/2015 04:06 AM
ehci_normal.log (79.3 KB) ehci_normal.log EHCI log after reverse patching that commit and use the Samsung 8G DDR3L Iru Cai, 11/21/2015 02:47 AM
config (16.2 KB) config my coreboot config Iru Cai, 11/21/2015 02:47 AM
faillog.tar.xz (26.2 KB) faillog.tar.xz verbose log on channel test fail Iru Cai, 11/23/2015 04:11 AM
normallog.tar.xz (23.1 KB) normallog.tar.xz verbose log on successful boots after a reverse patching Iru Cai, 11/23/2015 04:11 AM
Actions #1

Updated by Alexander Couzens about 9 years ago

@Iru it would be nice ifyou could add your .config,
what's the last upstream commit?

Ping siro about this.

Actions #2

Updated by Stefan Reinauer about 9 years ago

I did a git bisect and the first bad commit is 9f1fbb9a3002e8d74d53d7973bd1c7e3d4879238.

Did you verify if the problem goes away if you back out exactly this patch with a top of tree build?

Also, did you try running with mrc.bin instead of native ram init?

Updated by Iru Cai about 9 years ago

Stefan Reinauer wrote:

I did a git bisect and the first bad commit is 9f1fbb9a3002e8d74d53d7973bd1c7e3d4879238.

Did you verify if the problem goes away if you back out exactly this patch with a top of tree build?

Yes, I reverse patch that commit and the laptop boots with that memory module.

Also, did you try running with mrc.bin instead of native ram init?

Well, I don't know other MRC(is that the FSP or ChromiumOS MRC) other than the coreboot MRC.

And I've add my config and a normal boot log after reverse patching that commit and use that Samsung 8G DDR3L.

Actions #4

Updated by Iru Cai about 9 years ago

Alexander Couzens wrote:

@Iru it would be nice ifyou could add your .config,

I've just add my config.

what's the last upstream commit?

362dbea2c9674bb50ddf2da306f477e7ae091134

Ping siro about this.

Actions #5

Updated by Patrick Rudolph about 9 years ago

Please provide a full raminit log of the failing memory initialization.

Updated by Iru Cai about 9 years ago

Patrick Rudolph wrote:

Please provide a full raminit log of the failing memory initialization.

OK. I set up the verbose RAM init log debug option and do the test. And I get some logs about channel test failure, and successful boots after a reverse patchcing.

Actions #7

Updated by Iru Cai almost 9 years ago

I've done some more testing recently, and found some more details:

  1. No bugs if I use a i5-3340M
  2. I just tested with a hynix 8G DDR3L module HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB, the machine also failed to boot, reverting that patch also solved the problem.
Actions #8

Updated by Patrick Rudolph almost 9 years ago

This issue is fixed on master as https://review.coreboot.org/#/c/11248/ have been reverted. An updated version is under review: https://review.coreboot.org/#/c/13714/. Please test if possible.

Actions #9

Updated by Iru Cai almost 9 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Resolved
Actions #10

Updated by Patrick Rudolph over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from Resolved to Closed
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