Since commit 0e4a459f56c32d3e ("tracing: Remove unnecessary DEBUG_FS dependency"), CONFIG_DEBUG_FS is no longer auto-enabled. This breaks booting Debian 9, as systemd needs debugfs: [FAILED] Failed to mount /sys/kernel/debug. See 'systemctl status sys-kernel-debug.mount' for details. [DEPEND] Dependency failed for Local File Systems. ... You are in emergGive root password for maintenance (or press Control-D to continue): Fix this by enabling CONFIG_DEBUG_FS explicitly. See also commit 18977008f44c66bd ("ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: Restore debugfs support"). Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx> --- To be queued as a fix for v5.5. --- arch/arm/configs/shmobile_defconfig | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/shmobile_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/shmobile_defconfig index 7f0985e023313b57..64fa849f8bbe0617 100644 --- a/arch/arm/configs/shmobile_defconfig +++ b/arch/arm/configs/shmobile_defconfig @@ -215,4 +215,5 @@ CONFIG_DMA_CMA=y CONFIG_CMA_SIZE_MBYTES=64 CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y # CONFIG_ENABLE_MUST_CHECK is not set +CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y -- 2.17.1