From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:46:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:46:17 -0400 Received: from ns.ithnet.com ([217.64.64.10]:56072 "HELO heather.ithnet.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:46:04 -0400 Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 15:46:17 +0200 From: Stephan von Krawczynski To: linux-kernel Subject: Memory Problem in 2.4.9 ? Message-Id: <20010821154617.4671f85d.skraw@ithnet.com> Organization: ith Kommunikationstechnik GmbH X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.5.3 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello all, can anybody enlighten me about the following kernel-message: Aug 21 14:37:39 admin kernel: __alloc_pages: 3-order allocation failed. Aug 21 14:37:39 admin kernel: __alloc_pages: 2-order allocation failed. Aug 21 14:37:39 admin kernel: __alloc_pages: 3-order allocation failed. Aug 21 14:37:39 admin kernel: __alloc_pages: 3-order allocation failed. Aug 21 14:37:39 admin kernel: __alloc_pages: 2-order allocation failed. Aug 21 14:37:39 admin kernel: __alloc_pages: 3-order allocation failed. Aug 21 14:37:39 admin last message repeated 69 times I get tons of them during verifying burned CDs with xcdroast (which takes a really long time, and must have some problem therefore). I would not worry you if it didn't work with earlier kernel-versions, but in fact it did. Hardware: (Asus CUV4X-D, yes it works :-) 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x] (rev c4) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP] 00:04.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 40) 00:04.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:04.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 16) 00:04.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 16) 00:04.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 40) 00:09.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21152 (rev 03) 00:0a.0 Network controller: Elsa AG QuickStep 1000 (rev 01) 00:0b.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7892A (rev 02) 00:0d.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10000 (rev 07) 00:0d.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! (rev 07) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 (rev b2) 02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21142/43 (rev 41) 02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21142/43 (rev 41) 02:06.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21142/43 (rev 41) 02:07.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21142/43 (rev 41) cpu: processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 8 model name : Pentium III (Coppermine) stepping : 10 cpu MHz : 1004.525 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse bogomips : 2005.40 processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 8 model name : Pentium III (Coppermine) stepping : 10 cpu MHz : 1004.525 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse bogomips : 2005.40 MEM: total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached: Mem: 1053675520 1047502848 6172672 0 20930560 939307008 Swap: 271392768 15880192 255512576 MemTotal: 1028980 kB MemFree: 6028 kB MemShared: 0 kB Buffers: 20440 kB Cached: 911860 kB SwapCached: 5432 kB Active: 571980 kB Inact_dirty: 362480 kB Inact_clean: 3272 kB Inact_target: 2336 kB HighTotal: 131056 kB HighFree: 2036 kB LowTotal: 897924 kB LowFree: 3992 kB SwapTotal: 265032 kB SwapFree: 249524 kB