#11871 NORM 12.1.0: XO-1.75 Open Firmware reports Data Abort during Linux kernel load if a PL2303 USB serial adapter is present

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#11871: XO-1.75 Open Firmware reports Data Abort during Linux kernel load if a
PL2303 USB serial adapter is present
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           Reporter:  Quozl                |       Owner:  Quozl               
               Type:  defect               |      Status:  new                 
           Priority:  normal               |   Milestone:  12.1.0              
          Component:  ofw - open firmware  |     Version:  Development firmware
         Resolution:                       |    Keywords:                      
        Next_action:  package              |    Verified:  0                   
Deployment_affected:                       |   Blockedby:                      
           Blocking:                       |  
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Comment(by pgf):

 i've reproduced, but it's not the bug i thought it was.

 while experiencing what was no doubt the Data Abort symptom over the
 weekend, i rebooted the machine with serial attached, and hit ESC for an
 ok prompt.  at that point i started getting the Keyboard Interrupt loop.
 since i had just been having trouble booting, and was now seeing a loop at
 the OFW commandline, i mistakenly thought i'd found the cause of the boot
 problem.

 this seems like a regression.  can you remind me of the use case for the
 new "USB serial access to OFW" feature?

 (the other symptom, Data Abort, is gone with q4d14jb.rom.)

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