Re: Linux 2.6.21-rc4

Michal Piotrowski
2007-03-16T23:31:57Z

On 17/03/07, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de> wrote:
>
> On Mar 16 2007 19:55, Michal Piotrowski wrote:
> >> > I've got *bad* news. Bug described here
> >> > http: //www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0703.0/index.html#0889
> >> > http: //www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0703.0/index.html#1165
> >> > probably leaked into mainline.
> >> >
> >> > Fsck!
> >>
> >> fsck indeed. I don't even understand what's happening with that one - it
> >> seems like the kernel schedules a user process, but never deschedules it
> >> again.
> >>
> >
> > Tomorrow, I'll try to find out how to reproduce this bug.
>
> From #0889:
>
> "I have noticed some strange system behavior. When i try to build a
> kernel (medium load) - X, keyboard, mouse and sound hangs."
>
> Note that ping is handled in interrupt or softirq context. So something has
> locked up. Try without X? Or perhaps attack a serial console/netconsole, and
> when it hangs, use Sysrq to dump the process' states.

I already did this
http://www.stardust.webpages.pl/files/tbf/bitis-gabonica/2.6.21-rc4/git-console.log

>
>
> Jan
> --
>

Regards,
Michal

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