Re: crash on linux-2.4.21-rc6-xfs (latest cvs)

["D. Stimits" <stimits@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jeffrey E. Hundstad wrote:

> 1. Are you running SMP or UP?
>
> SMP
>
> 2  if UP does your motherboard have an IO APIC?
>
> -NA-
>
> 3. What sort of error are you seeing, is it a straight hang, does the NMI
> watchdog kick in, are you running the NMI watchdog?
>
> Huh? I've not seen NMI or watchdog in the kernel messages.
>
> 4. Or do you get an oops?
>
> I'm getting oopses.  Several have been posted.
>
>
> BTW: I don't actually have KDB compiled into the kernel at the moment.
> I'll do that too ;-)

Try adding kernel parameter "noapic" to the boot. There are a few 
chipsets that do this due to wrong or inadequate IO-APIC, especially 
under heavy IO loads. If the problem goes away, chances are it is the 
chipset support.

D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi DOT com