From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Borislav Petkov Subject: Re: Machine check exception Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:03:19 +0200 Message-ID: <20110727130319.GA26923@gere.osrc.amd.com> References: <4E2FF0EC.2020704@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from s15228384.onlinehome-server.info ([87.106.30.177]:58215 "EHLO mail.x86-64.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751313Ab1G0NDI (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:03:08 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4E2FF0EC.2020704@gmail.com> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: "F. P. Beekhof" Cc: Jeff Garzik , Mikael Pettersson , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 01:05:16PM +0200, F. P. Beekhof wrote: > Hello, > > I'm having some trouble with my Promise TX4302: it seems to cause > kernel panics due to machine check exceptions. > > The MCE reads: > [Hardware Error]: CPU 0: Machine Check Exception: 4 Bank 4: ... > [Hardware Error]: TSC 264f8ca046 > and then continues about a NorthBridge Watchdog timeout. > After that, there is kernel stack dump: > > See http://tech.unige.ch/mce.jpg or http://tech.unige.ch/mce.png for > a screenshot. > > These always happen when I'm accessing disks attached to the TX4302, > as far as I can tell. Motherboard is an Asus a8v, cpu is amd > athlon64, stock ubuntu 11.04 kernel. > > I have no idea where to go from here though. I can provide any > information required or test patches, please ask. can you install msr-tools and do rdmsr 0xc001001f as root and send me the output please? Thanks. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. Advanced Micro Devices GmbH Einsteinring 24, 85609 Dornach General Managers: Alberto Bozzo, Andrew Bowd Registration: Dornach, Gemeinde Aschheim, Landkreis Muenchen Registergericht Muenchen, HRB Nr. 43632