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Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 20:48:17 -0500 (EST)
From: "Richard B. Johnson" <root@chaos.analogic.com>
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On Sat, 21 Dec 2002, Lists (lst) wrote:

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I receive this oops from the begining of 2.4.19. Now I'm running a 2.4.20 
> in SMP mode. Is there anyone who can tell me what is the problem of my 
> kernel?
> 
> Thank you,
> Cosmin


You are using some module that the linux-2.4.20 developers don't
want you to use. Either it's not been converted to current conventions
or it's proprietary an therefore can't be converted.

To wit:

> EIP:    0010:[<c011f86b>]  Tainted: P
> kernel BUG at /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-SMP/include/asm/spinlock.h:86!


Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.4.18 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips).
Why is the government concerned about the lunatic fringe? Think about it.


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