From: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
To: "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.5.7 and runaway modprobe loop?
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 16:51:48 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4002.1018421508@kao2.melbourne.sgi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 09 Apr 2002 09:17:08 MST." <Pine.LNX.4.33L2.0204090912540.22258-100000@dragon.pdx.osdl.net>
On Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:17:08 -0700 (PDT),
"Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org> wrote:
>If I build/boot 2.5.7 with 64 GB support (with or without
>high_pte), I get:
>
>Freeing unused kernel memory: 448k freed
>INIT: version 2.78 booting
>kmod: runaway modprobe loop assumed and stopped
>kmod: runaway modprobe loop assumed and stopped
>kmod: runaway modprobe loop assumed and stopped
>kmod: runaway modprobe loop assumed and stopped
>kmod: runaway modprobe loop assumed and stopped
>
>If I build/boot it with 4 GB support, it boots fine.
>
>Fixes, suggestion?
If /var/log/ksymoops exists and is mounted rw when that message is
issued, look at 20020409.log to see what modprobe is asking for.
Otherwise add a printk to kernel/kmod::request_module() to print
module_name. In either case, work out why it is going recursive.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-04-10 6:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-04-09 16:17 2.5.7 and runaway modprobe loop? Randy.Dunlap
2002-04-10 6:51 ` Keith Owens [this message]
2002-04-10 18:00 ` Randy.Dunlap
2002-04-10 23:27 ` Keith Owens
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