2005-03-31 00:33:16

by Noah Silverman

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Subject: Re: Fw: Hangcheck problem

Joel,

I'm not specifically loading hangcheck anywhere. I just installed
slackware and mysql on the box. Nothing special.

-N


Joel Becker wrote:

>>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:45:43 -0800
>>From: Noah Silverman <[email protected]>
>>To: [email protected]
>>Subject: Hangcheck problem
>>
>>I'm been experiencing a weird problem....
>>
>>I get endlessly repeated hangcheck errors in my syslog with no explanation:
>>
>>Mar 30 12:41:43 db kernel: Hangcheck: hangcheck value past margin!
>>
>>
>
> A couple questions. First, why are you loading hangcheck? Do
>you have an environment where it matters? That said, it would seem that
>hangcheck is detecting a system hang. Does your system often pause? Is
>it a laptop that is being put to sleep?
>
>
>
>>Eventually, after a few weeks, the box will hang. It is pingable, but I
>>can't ssh or connect to any servcie.
>>
>>
>
> I don't know if the problem is even related to hangcheck. If
>you are seeing pauses elsewhere, then it could be that hangcheck is
>catching the pauses "properly".
>
>Joel
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