From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932386AbWHTGpE (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Aug 2006 02:45:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751672AbWHTGpE (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Aug 2006 02:45:04 -0400 Received: from mail.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20]:38589 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751667AbWHTGpC (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Aug 2006 02:45:02 -0400 X-Authenticated: #14349625 Subject: Re: And another Oops / BUG? (2.6.17.8 on VIA Epia CL6000) From: Mike Galbraith To: Udo van den Heuvel Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Folkert van Heusden In-Reply-To: <44E7369D.2010707@xs4all.nl> References: <44E29415.4040400@xs4all.nl> <1155713739.6011.30.camel@Homer.simpson.net> <44E7369D.2010707@xs4all.nl> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 08:53:20 +0000 Message-Id: <1156064000.6690.69.camel@Homer.simpson.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, 2006-08-19 at 18:04 +0200, Udo van den Heuvel wrote: > Mike Galbraith wrote: > > Given that you're the only person posting this kind of explosion, I > > would cast a very skeptical glance toward my hardware. I'd suggest > > reverting to a known good kernel first, to verify that you really don't > > have a hardware problem cropping up. > > How long should I run a 2.6.16.* kernel to be sure enough it is not my > hardware? Hard to say. I'd run it at least twice as long as your longest explosion free interval. -Mike