Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:19:28 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:19:17 -0500 Received: from kleopatra.acc.umu.se ([130.239.18.150]:45540 "EHLO kleopatra.acc.umu.se") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:19:06 -0500 Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 18:48:34 +0100 From: David Weinehall To: Rik van Riel Cc: Jussi Laako , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Memory subsystem error and freeze on 2.4.0-test12 Message-ID: <20001214184834.A27116@khan.acc.umu.se> In-Reply-To: <3A38A825.DE416521@imagesoft.fi> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: ; from riel@conectiva.com.br on Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 03:16:06PM -0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 03:16:06PM -0200, Rik van Riel wrote: > On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Jussi Laako wrote: > > > Is this normal: > > > > Dec 14 12:33:32 alien kernel: __alloc_pages: 2-order allocation failed. > > This means that somebody tried to allocate a physically > contiguous area of 2^2 = 8 pages, but such an area > wasn't available. Ehrm. 2^2 = 4. /David _ _ // David Weinehall /> Northern lights wander \\ // Project MCA Linux hacker // Dance across the winter sky // \> http://www.acc.umu.se/~tao/