PROBLEM: do_try_free_pages failed for python

Bob Tanner
2000-11-30T01:10:10Z

[1.] One line summary of the problem: PROBLEM: do_try_free_pages failed for
python

[2.] Full description of the problem/report: Running 2.2.18pre22 on a dual
Sparc20 with 128Mb of RAM.

[3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel):
do_try_free_pages, Sparc

[4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):
Linux version 2.2.18pre22 (natecars@warrior) (gcc version egcs-2.91.66
19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #2 SMP Mon Nov 20 14:16:58 CST 2000

[5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information
resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt)
Not an Ooops.

[6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the
problem (if possible)
qrunner for the mailman-2.0 final package and more then 48 files in the qfiles
directory will trigger the problem.

[7.] Environment
[7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here)
-- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or looks
-- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)
Linux warrior 2.2.18pre22 #2 SMP Mon Nov 20 14:16:58 CST 2000 sparc unknown
Kernel modules 2.3.20
Gnu C egcs-2.91.66
Binutils 2.9.5.0.22
Linux C Library 2.1.3
Dynamic linker ldd (GNU libc) 2.1.3
Procps 2.0.6
Mount 2.10f
Net-tools 1.54
Console-tools 0.3.3
Sh-utils 2.0
Modules Loaded

[7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo):
cpu : ROSS HyperSparc RT625 or RT626
fpu : ROSS HyperSparc combined IU/FPU
promlib : Version 3 Revision 2
prom : 2.25
type : sun4m
ncpus probed : 2
ncpus active : 2
Cpu0Bogo : 89.90
Cpu1Bogo : 89.90
MMU type : ROSS HyperSparc
invall : 0
invmm : 0
invrnge : 0
invpg : 0
contexts : 4096
CPU0 : online
CPU1 : online
[7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules):
Nothing

[7.4.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi)
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST15230N Rev: 0298
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
Vendor: EXABYTE Model: EXB-8505 Rev: 0051
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DNES-318350 Rev: SA30
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03

[7.5.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem
(please look in /proc and include all information that you
think to be relevant):
$ cat swaps
Filename Type Size Used Priority
/dev/sda4 partition 131804 132 -1
/dev/sdb2 partition 129596 0 -2

$ cat meminfo
total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached:
Mem: 130293760 127279104 3014656 29020160 81747968 24367104
Swap: 267673600 135168 267538432
MemTotal: 127240 kB
MemFree: 2944 kB
MemShared: 28340 kB
Buffers: 79832 kB
Cached: 23796 kB
SwapTotal: 261400 kB
SwapFree: 261268 kB

[X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds: