[Bug 294059] bootloader fails to load kernel on powerpc64le

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Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:10:48 UTC 
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=294059

            Bug ID: 294059
           Summary: bootloader fails to load kernel on powerpc64le
           Product: Base System
           Version: 15.0-STABLE
          Hardware: powerpc
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: powerpc
          Assignee: ppc@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: jing@jing.rocks

Hi,

Trying to boot the 15.0-RELEASE and 15.0-STABLE ISO (powerpc64le) on qemu, the
bootloader fails to load the kernel:

15.0-STABLE

Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.
Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]...


( 700 ) Program Exception [ 3000 ]


    R0 .. R7           R8 .. R15         R16 .. R23         R24 .. R31
0000000002c01234   000000007db72400   0000000000000000   0000000002c4de18
0000000002c55680   8000000000003000   0000000000000000   0000000000000000
000000000000087c   000000007db6d618   0000000000000000   0000000000000195
0000000002c00060   0000000000000000   0000000000000000   0000000000000000
0000000000000000   0000000044000000   0000000000000000   000000000000018c
0000000000003000   0000000002c007dc   0000000000000000   0000000002c502a0
0000000001000000   0000000000000000   000000000000018c   0000000002c870c0
ffffffffffff9bc4   0000000000000000   0000000002c4d6c8   0000000000000000

    CR / XER           LR / CTR          SRR0 / SRR1        DAR / DSISR
        84000000   0000000002c01250   0000000000000f40   0000000000000000
0000000000000000   0000000002c00060   8000000000081000           00000000


44 >


15.0-RELEASE

Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.
Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]...


( 700 ) Program Exception [ 3000 ]


    R0 .. R7           R8 .. R15         R16 .. R23         R24 .. R31
0000000002c01234   000000007db72400   0000000000000000   0000000002c4ddd8
0000000002c55680   8000000000003000   0000000000000000   0000000000000000
000000000000087c   000000007db6d618   0000000000000000   000000000000020f
0000000002c00060   0000000000000000   0000000000000000   0000000000000000
0000000000000000   0000000044000000   0000000000000000   0000000000000206
0000000000003000   0000000002c007dc   0000000000000000   0000000002c50255
0000000001000000   0000000000000000   0000000000000206   0000000002c870c0
ffffffffffff9bc4   0000000000000000   0000000002c4d688   0000000000000000

    CR / XER           LR / CTR          SRR0 / SRR1        DAR / DSISR
        84000000   0000000002c01250   0000000000000f40   0000000000000000
0000000000000000   0000000002c00060   8000000000081000           00000000


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This doesn't happen with powerpc64 (big endian).

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