Re: kernel: __alloc_pages: 1-order allocation failed

Andrew Kay
2001-08-29T13:51:59Z

Here's some 'cut' output from /var/log/messages. There is a lot more
from where this came from. Some of it looks a bit different, I included
it below the first 3 errors. I can post the 165k gzipped messages file
somewhere if someone wants to look at the whole thing.

__alloc_pages: 1-order allocation failed (gfp=0x20/0).
Call Trace: [<c012db70>] [<c012de1e>] [<c012a69e>] [<c012aa21>]
[<c0211032>]
[<c02392da>] [<c023669f>] [<c02355c1>] [<c02399a1>] [<c01b000f>]
[<c011c9bc>]
[<c01b000f>] [<c02158e6>] [<c021a714>] [<c02158e6>] [<c022173d>]
[<c0221638>]
[<c0221b5d>] [<c0211f53>] [<c0221638>] [<c023099a>] [<c0211f53>]
[<c0211f68>]
[<c02120b9>] [<c023698e>] [<c0236c65>] [<c023711d>] [<c021f07f>]
[<c021f40a>]
[<c01b0571>] [<c0215fae>] [<c0119533>] [<c0108785>] [<c0105230>]
[<c0105230>]
[<c0106e34>] [<c0105230>] [<c0105230>] [<c010525c>] [<c01052c2>]
[<c0105000>]
[<c010505f>]
__alloc_pages: 1-order allocation failed (gfp=0x20/0).
Call Trace: [<c012db70>] [<c012de1e>] [<c012a69e>] [<c012aa21>]
[<c0211032>]
[<c02392da>] [<c023669f>] [<c02399a1>] [<c01b000f>] [<c021a714>]
[<c02158e6>]
[<c022173d>] [<c022245d>] [<c0222a83>] [<c0222890>] [<c01e0c9a>]
[<c01e0e94>]
[<c01e10f4>] [<c023698e>] [<c0236c65>] [<c023711d>] [<c021f07f>]
[<c021f40a>]
[<c01b0571>] [<c0215fae>] [<c0119533>] [<c0108785>] [<c0105230>]
[<c0105230>]
[<c0106e34>] [<c0105230>] [<c0105230>] [<c010525c>] [<c01052c2>]
[<c0105000>]
[<c010505f>]
__alloc_pages: 1-order allocation failed (gfp=0x20/0).
Call Trace: [<c012db70>] [<c012de1e>] [<c012a69e>] [<c012aa21>]
[<c0211032>]
[<c02392da>] [<c023669f>] [<c02399a1>] [<c01b000f>] [<c01b000f>]
[<c02158e6>]
[<c021a714>] [<c02158e6>] [<c022173d>] [<c0221638>] [<c0221b5d>]
[<c0211f53>]
[<c0221638>] [<c023099a>] [<c0230a4a>] [<c0211dca>] [<c0233137>]
[<c023698e>]
[<c0236c65>] [<c023711d>] [<c021f07f>] [<c021f40a>] [<c01b0571>]
[<c0215fae>]
[<c0119533>] [<c0108785>] [<c0105230>] [<c0105230>] [<c0106e34>]
[<c0105230>]
[<c0105230>] [<c010525c>] [<c01052c2>] [<c01ffaf7>] [<c019266e>]
__alloc_pages: 1-order allocation failed (gfp=0x20/0).

__alloc_pages: 1-order allocation failed (gfp=0x20/0).
Call Trace: [<c012db70>] [<c012de1e>] [<c012a69e>] [<c012aa21>]
[<c0211032>]
<3>__alloc_pages: 1-order allocation failed (gfp=0x20/1).
[<c02392da>] Call Trace: [<c023669f>] [<c012db70>] [<c02399a1>]
[<c012de1e>] [<c01b000f>] [<c012a69e>] [<c021a714>] [<c012aa21>]
[<c02158e6>] [<c0211032>]

[<c022173d>] [<c02392da>] [<c0221638>] [<c023669f>] [<c0221b5d>]
[<c0211032>] [<c0221638>] [<c02399a1>] [<c01e0c9a>] [<c02399a1>]
[<c01e0e94>] [<c02399a1>]

[<c01e10f4>] [<c01b000f>] [<c022e9dc>] [<c0112437>] [<c023698e>]
[<c021a714>] [<c0236c65>] [<c02158e6>] [<c023711d>] [<c01e0c9a>]
[<c021f07f>] [<c0112437>]

[<c021f40a>] [<c0112437>] [<c01b0571>] [<c01e10f4>] [<c0215fae>]
[<c023698e>] [<c0119533>] [<c0236c65>] [<c0108785>] [<c023711d>]
[<c0105230>] [<c021f07f>]

[<c0105230>] [<c021f40a>] [<c0106e34>] [<c01b0571>] [<c0105230>]
[<c0215fae>] [<c0105230>] [<c0119533>] [<c010525c>] [<c0108785>]
[<c01052c2>] [<c0106e34>]

[<c01ffaf7>] [<c0120018>] [<c019266e>] [<c012bdfb>]
[<c012beee>] [<c012bf73>] [<c012c04c>] [<c012cf85>]
[<c012d081>] [<c0105000>] [<c0105573>]

Andy

Daniel Phillips wrote:
> On August 28, 2001 12:28 am, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 28 Aug 2001, Daniel Phillips wrote:
>>
>>>On August 27, 2001 10:14 pm, Andrew Kay wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am having some rather serious problems with the memory management (i
>>>>think) in the 2.4.x kernels. I am currently on the 2.4.9 and get lots
>>>>of these errors in /var/log/messages.
>>>>
>>Its probably the bounce buffering thingie.
>>
>>I'll send a patch to Linus soon.
>>
>
> That's what I thought too, but I thought, why not give him the patch and be
> sure.
>
> --
> Daniel
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