Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263376AbUCPCCV (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:02:21 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263417AbUCPCBD (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:01:03 -0500 Received: from mail.cyclades.com ([64.186.161.6]:31149 "EHLO intra.cyclades.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263432AbUCPB4n (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:56:43 -0500 Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 22:45:23 -0300 (BRT) From: Marcelo Tosatti X-X-Sender: marcelo@dmt.cyclades To: Eva Myers Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PROBLEM: __alloc_pages: 0-order allocation failed messages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Cyclades-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-Cyclades-MailScanner: Found to be clean Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 11766 Lines: 263 Eva, Can you check the availability of swap space when this problem happens? Usually this means you ran out of swap. On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Eva Myers wrote: > [1.] One line summary of the problem: > __alloc_pages: 0-order allocation failed messages > > [2.] Full description of the problem/report: > Since I upgraded to 2.4.25, some (not all) of my machines have > regularly had messages like the following appearing in their logs: > > Mar 11 16:18:13 racingdemon kernel: __alloc_pages: 0-order allocation failed (gfp=0x1d2/0) > Mar 11 16:18:14 racingdemon kernel: __alloc_pages: 0-order allocation failed (gfp=0x1d2/0) > Mar 11 16:18:14 racingdemon kernel: VM: killing process Sqpe > > (or processes other than Sqpe). > > I don't think this happened with 2.4.23, and it definitely didn't > happen with any earlier version. > > [3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel): > > [4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version): > Linux version 2.4.25 (root@barbu) (gcc version 2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease)) #1 Wed Feb 25 14:47:41 GMT 2004 > > [5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information > resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt) > n/a > > [6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the > problem (if possible) > > [7.] Environment > [7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here) > Gnu C 2.95.4 > Gnu make 3.79.1 > util-linux 2.11n > mount 2.11n > modutils 2.4.15 > e2fsprogs 1.27 > PPP 2.4.1 > Linux C Library 2.2.5 > Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.2.5 > Procps 2.0.7 > Net-tools 1.60 > Console-tools 0.2.3 > Sh-utils 2.0.11 > Modules Loaded 3c59x > > [7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo): > processor : 0 > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD > cpu family : 6 > model : 4 > model name : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor > stepping : 2 > cpu MHz : 699.680 > cache size : 256 KB > fdiv_bug : no > hlt_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 pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow > bogomips : 1395.91 > > [7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules): > 3c59x 25008 1 > > [7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, > /proc/iomem) > 0000-001f : dma1 > 0020-003f : pic1 > 0040-005f : timer > 0060-006f : keyboard > 0080-008f : dma page reg > 00a0-00bf : pic2 > 00c0-00df : dma2 > 00f0-00ff : fpu > 0170-0177 : ide1 > 01f0-01f7 : ide0 > 02f8-02ff : serial(set) > 0376-0376 : ide1 > 03c0-03df : vesafb > 03f6-03f6 : ide0 > 03f8-03ff : serial(set) > 0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1 > 5000-500f : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] > 6000-607f : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] > c000-cfff : PCI Bus #01 > c000-c0ff : ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X > d000-d00f : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE > d400-d41f : VIA Technologies, Inc. USB > d800-d81f : VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (#2) > dc00-dcff : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller > e000-e003 : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller > e400-e403 : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller > ec00-ec7f : 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] > ec00-ec7f : 00:0c.0 > > 00000000-0009fbff : System RAM > 0009fc00-0009ffff : reserved > 000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area > 000c0000-000c7fff : Video ROM > 000cc000-000cc7ff : Extension ROM > 000f0000-000fffff : System ROM > 00100000-07feffff : System RAM > 00100000-00237325 : Kernel code > 00237326-002b6d67 : Kernel data > 07ff0000-07ff2fff : ACPI Non-volatile Storage > 07ff3000-07ffffff : ACPI Tables > d0000000-d3ffffff : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133] > d4000000-d6ffffff : PCI Bus #01 > d4000000-d4ffffff : ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X > d4000000-d447ffff : vesafb > d6000000-d6000fff : ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X > d8000000-d800007f : 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] > ffff0000-ffffffff : reserved > > [7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root) > 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133] (rev 03) > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- Latency: 0 > Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M] > Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0 > Status: RQ=31 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2 > Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate= > Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- > > 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- Latency: 0 > Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0 > I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff > Memory behind bridge: d4000000-d6ffffff > Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fff00000-000fffff > BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- > Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- > > 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 40) > Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686/A PCI to ISA Bridge > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- Latency: 0 > Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- > > 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- Latency: 32 > Region 4: I/O ports at d000 [size=16] > Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- > > 00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 16) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) > Subsystem: Unknown device 0925:1234 > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- Latency: 32, cache line size 08 > Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 5 > Region 4: I/O ports at d400 [size=32] > Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- > > 00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 16) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) > Subsystem: Unknown device 0925:1234 > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- Latency: 32, cache line size 08 > Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 5 > Region 4: I/O ports at d800 [size=32] > Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- > > 00:07.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 40) > Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- Interrupt: pin ? routed to IRQ 9 > Capabilities: [68] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- > > 00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50) > Subsystem: Micro-star International Co Ltd: Unknown device 3300 > Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 11 > Region 0: I/O ports at dc00 [size=256] > Region 1: I/O ports at e000 [size=4] > Region 2: I/O ports at e400 [size=4] > Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- > > 00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX [Fast Etherlink] (rev 74) > Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C905C-TX Fast Etherlink for PC Management NIC > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- Latency: 32 (2500ns min, 2500ns max), cache line size 08 > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10 > Region 0: I/O ports at ec00 [size=128] > Region 1: Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128] > Expansion ROM at [disabled] [size=128K] > Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+) > Status: D0 PME-Enable+ DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- > > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X (rev 5c) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) > Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 0084 > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- Latency: 32 (2000ns min), cache line size 08 > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5 > Region 0: Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] > Region 1: I/O ports at c000 [size=256] > Region 2: Memory at d6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] > Expansion ROM at [disabled] [size=128K] > Capabilities: [50] AGP version 1.0 > Status: RQ=255 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2 > Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate= > > > > [7.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi) > n/a (no SCSI) > > [7.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem > (please look in /proc and include all information that you > think to be relevant): > > [X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds: > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/