Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 15:20:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 15:20:53 -0400 Received: from smtp-out-3.wanadoo.fr ([193.252.19.233]:3976 "EHLO mel-rto3.wanadoo.fr") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 15:20:53 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII From: Duncan Sands To: Skip Ford Subject: Re: 2.5.8-pre2: preempt: exits with preempt_count 1 Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 21:20:33 +0200 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.2] Cc: Kernel List , rml@tech9.net In-Reply-To: <20020410183923.RMC1346.out012.verizon.net@pool-141-150-235-204.delv.east.verizon.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Message-Id: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wednesday 10 April 2002 8:40 pm, Skip Ford wrote: > Duncan Sands wrote: > > My system (x86 K6 UP running 2.5.8-pre2 with preemption) on powering down > > gave: > > ... > > Power down. > > error: halt[411] exited with preempt_count 1 > > > > This was after about 24 hours of up time. What can I do to help > > track down this locking problem? > > If you fixed the oopsing 2.5.8-pre1 kernel by putting 'lock_kernel()' > in exit.c, then you have to remove that line. > > The correct fix was applied later, and if you leave in the call > to 'lock_kernel()' you get the exact message you're reporting. > > If line 505 of kernel/exit.c is lock_kernel() in your tree then delete > it, and try again. No, it wasn't that, but thanks for thinking about it. Ciao, Duncan. - 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/