Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 4 Nov 2000 16:56:18 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 4 Nov 2000 16:56:08 -0500 Received: from nycsmtp1fb.rdc-nyc.rr.com ([24.29.99.76]:13331 "EHLO nyc.rr.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 4 Nov 2000 16:55:52 -0500 Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 16:55:46 -0500 From: Brad Corsello To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: PROBLEM: kernel oops on boot in 2.4.0 test10 Reply-To: bcorsello@usa.net X-Mailer: Spruce 0.7.4 for X11 w/smtpio 0.8.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Message-ID: <0d19638042204b0NYCSMTP1@nyc.rr.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org [1.] One line summary of the problem: kernel oops on boot in 2.4.0 test 10 (i386) [2.] Full description of the problem/report: On every boot of test 10, I get a kernel oops very early on. Is reproducible (happens every boot). I've successfully booted 2.3 kernels on this machine, but get this kernel oops on boot every time with the later 2.4.0tests (from about test5 on -- that's from memory, may not be accurate). I am successfully running a late 2.2 kernel: Linux version 2.2.15-4mdk (chmou@kenobi.mandrakesoft.com) (gcc version 2.95.3 19991030 (prerelease)) #1 Wed May 10 15:31:30 CEST 2000 [3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel): kernel oops on boot [4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version): 2.4.0-test10 (final) (not from /proc/version) [5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information = resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt) ksymoops 2.3.4 on i586 2.2.15-4mdk. Options used -v /usr/src/linux/vmlinux (specified) -K (specified) -L (specified) -O (specified) -m /usr/src/linux/System.map (specified) Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffffff7f c0144c30 *pde =3D 00001063 Oops: 0002 CPU: 0 EFLAGS: 00010246 eax: 00000000 ebx: ffffff7f ecx: 00000013 edx: f7fbf020 = esi: 00000000 edi: ffffff7f ebp: 00000002 esp: c1ef7f68 = ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Process swapper (pid: 1, stackpage=3Dc1ef7000) Stack: c1ef7fb0 00000000 c1efdda0 c1ef8400 00000001 00000010 0000004f c1ef7fb0 c0194d36 c1ef7fb0 c1efdea0 c1ef7fb0 c01f9ef2 00000001 c1ef8400 c021fd20 c0105000 00000001 00003130 c01f9f17 c02336de c01f9f17 c0233706 c1ef8400 Call Trace: [] [c01f9cf2>] [] [] [] [] [] [] Code: f3 ab 8d 55 01 8d 43 4c 89 54 24 10 8b 74 24 1c c1 6c 24 10 Using defaults from ksymoops -t elf32-i386 -a i386 Trace; c0194d36 Trace; c0105000 Trace; c0107007 Trace; c0107437 Code; 00000000 Before first symbol 00000000 <_EIP>: Code; 00000000 Before first symbol 0: f3 ab repz stos %eax,%es:(%edi) Code; 00000002 Before first symbol 2: 8d 55 01 lea 0x1(%ebp),%edx Code; 00000005 Before first symbol 5: 8d 43 4c lea 0x4c(%ebx),%eax Code; 00000008 Before first symbol 8: 89 54 24 10 mov %edx,0x10(%esp,1) Code; 0000000c Before first symbol c: 8b 74 24 1c mov 0x1c(%esp,1),%esi Code; 00000010 Before first symbol 10: c1 6c 24 10 00 shrl $0x0,0x10(%esp,1) Kernel panic: Attempted to kill the idle task! [6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the problem (if possible) Not applicable [7.] Environment Not applicable [7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here) [But note: I compiled the kernel and modules with egcs 2.1.1] -- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or looks -- unusual then possibly you have very old versions) Linux nimrod 2.2.15-4mdk #1 Wed May 10 15:31:30 CEST 2000 i586 unknown Kernel modules found Gnu C 2.95.3 Binutils 2.9.5.0.31 Linux C Library .. ldd: missing file arguments Try `ldd --help' for more information. ls: /usr/lib/libg++.so: No such file or directory Procps 2.0.6 Mount 2.10h Net-tools (1999-04-20) Kbd [option...] Sh-utils 2.0 Sh-utils Parker. Sh-utils = Sh-utils Inc. Sh-utils NO Sh-utils PURPOSE. [7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo): processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 5 model : 6 model name : AMD-K6tm w/ multimedia extensions stepping : 2 cpu MHz : 198.955487 cache size : 64 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no sep_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 sep mmx bogomips : 397.31 [7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules): Not applicable [7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, /proc/iomem= ) cat /proc/ioports 0000-001f : dma1 0020-003f : pic1 0040-005f : timer 0060-006f : keyboard 0070-007f : rtc 0080-008f : dma page reg 00a0-00bf : pic2 00c0-00df : dma2 00f0-00ff : fpu 0170-0177 : ide1 01f0-01f7 : ide0 02f8-02ff : serial(auto) 0376-0376 : ide1 03c0-03df : vga+ 03f6-03f6 : ide0 03f8-03ff : serial(auto) 7000-707f : eth0 7800-7807 : ide0 7808-780f : ide1 [no /proc/iomem] [7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root) 00:00.0 Host bridge: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M1521 [Aladdin III] (rev 1d) Subsystem: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] ALI M1521 Aladdin III CPU Bridge Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- [disabled] 00:0b.0 IDE interface: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M5219 (rev 20) (prog-if fa) Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR-