Eric Sandeen wrote:
>
> Juri Haberland wrote:
>
> > On all test I used the kgcc. Every time besides the last (2.4.9) test I
> > compiled the XFS-enabled kernel with kdb, but not even the kdb kicked in.
> >
> > Any hints on how to debug? I really would like to use XFS on this system...
>
> hi Juri -
>
> I really wouldn't suspect XFS, but it sounds like you do have it
> narrowed down. :)
>
> By complete lockup, do you mean NOTHING works, or is just the console
> hung up? Can you access the machine over the network? If so, can you
> see what is running via "ps" from a normal network login?
Unfortunately it is really a *complete* lockup. The host stops
immediately responding to pings :-(
> If you can't get to it over the network, what I would do is enable KDB,
> and hook up a serial console if you can... then when the machine locks
> up, invoke KDB yourself (CTRL-A on the serial console), and type "ps" to
> see what's running. You could try hitting the "pause" key on the normal
> console, but if the machine is in X, you won't see the kdb prompt.
I will try that this evening.
Thanks,
Juri
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