Re: Linux kernel crash in ACPI code

[Yu Luming <luming.yu-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

>
> As you can see, it crashes inside the ACPI code, apparently because a
> spinlock is being used before it is initialized. I'm not sure that the
> dump is exactly the same every time, but I have noticed that it always
> includes several "acpi_..." functions in the stack.
>
> The system is a KDS Valiant 6000 laptop, with a pentium III cpu. This
> dump is from kernel 2.6.12-1.1456_FC4, although I have seen it in at
> least two other FC4 kernels.
>
> My apologies if this bug has already been found and fixed, or if this is
> sent to the wrong email address. Let me know if you need any more
> information to help track this down.

Could you try base kernel 2.6.14-rc1 or later?

>
> PS - Len, I think we worked together at intel some years ago. Were you
> ever working in Cornell Oaks in the enterprise servers group?



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