From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 04:38:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 04:38:18 -0400 Received: from access-35.98.rev.fr.colt.net ([213.41.98.35]:49672 "HELO phoenix.linuxatbusiness.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 04:38:03 -0400 Subject: Re: smp freeze on 2.4.9 From: Philippe Amelant To: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.12.99+cvs.2001.08.21.23.41 (Preview Release) Date: 31 Aug 2001 10:38:15 +0200 Message-Id: <999247095.12408.25.camel@avior> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-AntiVirus: scanned for viruses by AMaViS 0.2.1 (http://amavis.org/) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On jeu, 2001-08-30 at 15:06, Alan Cox wrote: > > interresting, i notice that i have some error apic in kernel message > > with 2.4.3 > > i will search that on lkml archive > > Lots of apic errors imply problems on the link between the processors and > io controller. A few is basically ok (there is a checksum) but a huge number > and one day it'll checksum a bad frame ok and you are history > So I think it's ok for my 2.4.3, I just have about 5 ~ 10 apic error by hour > There is also a problem with Linus tree where apic errors causing event > replays where the erroring component was not the CPUs can cause crashes. > That is fixed in -ac. I have tried 2.4.9-ac4 and i still have a freeze in few minutes, but when i configured it with noapic all seem ok, I use the box 3 hours without freeze Thank > > Alan >