Re: kernel BUG at page_alloc.c:98 -- compiling with distcc

[Marc-Christian Petersen <m.c.p@kernel.linux-systeme.com>]

On Wednesday 19 May 2004 13:59, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:

Hi Marcelo, Carson ...

> > > >>[1.] Kernel panic while using distcc
> > > >>[2.] I have 5-6 development linux systems that we use without problem
> > > >>under a normal development workload. Trying distcc for speeding up
> > > >>compilation, we have a fully reproducible kernel panic in a very
> > > >> short time (seconds after compilation start). The kernel panic
> > > >> happens *only* when the systems are "remotely controlled" (the
> > > >> distcc daemon is receiving source files from remote systems, compile
> > > >> and send back compiled objects). When compiling with distcc the
> > > >> local system doesn't show any kernel panic, while the same system
> > > >> used as a "remote compiler system" dies very quickly.
> > > >>[3.] Keywords: distcc BUG page_alloc.c

> So did Andrea's fix work for you? :)

sorry if I did not follow this thread from the beginning, but why is distcc 
causing a BUG() in page_alloc.c? I use distcc since I don't know when and 
never had any BUG() in page_alloc with distcc, nor the specific bug at :98.

I have 7 machines in my distcc farm, and all are "remote controlled".

Could someone please clarify me? Thank you.

ciao, Marc