From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262008AbVGOTjf (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:39:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262004AbVGOTjd (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:39:33 -0400 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:47590 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S262016AbVGOTiG (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:38:06 -0400 Subject: Re: Kernel Bug Report From: Lee Revell To: linuxtwidler@gmail.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20050715142405.0117dc21@localhost> References: <20050715140411.28a30e55@localhost> <1121455191.12420.40.camel@mindpipe> <20050715142405.0117dc21@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:38:11 -0400 Message-Id: <1121456292.12420.43.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 14:24 -0500, Lee wrote: > Hi, > > > > [20975.978911] PREEMPT SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC > > > [20976.029194] Modules linked in: vmnet vmmon nvidia > > > [20976.090907] CPU: 695757158 > > > [20976.090909] EIP: 0060:[] Tainted: P VLI > > > > Please reproduce the bug without these proprietary modules loaded. And > > make sure to include the stack trace. > > My current setup has the kernel and metalog logging to the serial port, which I am monitoring using kermit rom another machine. > > Would you mind explaining to me how to generate the strace track and/or how to do "proper" debugging when this crash occurs? It should have been printed right after the output you posted. Anyway, the first step is to reproduce it with a non tainted kernel. Lee