Especially during times of heavy I/O, swapping and CPU processing, the
OS crashes with an Oops.
[2.] Full description of the problem/report:
See 1.
[3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel):
kernel, VM
[4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):
2.4.17
[5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information
resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt)
<1>Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 008209dc
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: c013e090 Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: *pde
= 00000000 Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: Oops: 0000
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: CPU: 0
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: EIP: 0010:[<c013e090>] Not tainted
Using defaults from ksymoops -t elf32-i386 -a i386
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: EFLAGS: 00010217
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: eax: 000024f7 ebx: 008209d8 ecx:
00000006 edx: 00000004
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: esi: 000001d2 edi: 00000006 ebp:
000024f7 esp: cf1a5e20
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: Process tar (pid: 32197,
stackpage=cf1a5000) Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: Stack: c0128ac8
00000000 cf1a4000 ffffffff 000001d2 c0273f48 c5502cc0 010d6f80
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: 00000001 000001d2 00000006 00000006
c013e435 000024f7 c0128c87 00000006
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: 000001d2 c0273f48 00000006 000001d2
c0273f48 00000000 c0128ce0 00000020
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: Call Trace: [<c0128ac8>] [<c013e435>]
[<c0128c87>] [<c0128ce0>] [<c0129537>]
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: [<c012979a>] [<c0122c8f>] [<c0123225>]
[<c0123484>] [<c012399c>] [<c01238c0>]
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: [<c012e0f6>] [<c0106f03>]
Jan 26 02:15:03 lx01 kernel: Code: 8b 53 04 8b 03 89 50 04 89 02 89 1b
89 5b 04 8d 73 e8 8b 46
>>EIP; c013e090 <prune_dcache+20/140> <=====
Trace; c0128ac8 <shrink_cache+278/2f0>
Trace; c013e435 <shrink_dcache_memory+25/40>
Trace; c0128c87 <shrink_caches+67/90>
Trace; c0128ce0 <try_to_free_pages+30/50>
Trace; c0129537 <balance_classzone+57/1b0>
Trace; c012979a <__alloc_pages+10a/170>
Trace; c0122c8f <page_cache_read+5f/b0>
Trace; c0123225 <generic_file_readahead+105/140>
Trace; c0123484 <do_generic_file_read+1e4/440>
Trace; c012399c <generic_file_read+7c/130>
Trace; c01238c0 <file_read_actor+0/60>
Trace; c012e0f6 <sys_read+96/d0>
Trace; c0106f03 <system_call+33/40>
Code; c013e090 <prune_dcache+20/140>
00000000 <_EIP>:
Code; c013e090 <prune_dcache+20/140> <=====
0: 8b 53 04 mov 0x4(%ebx),%edx <=====
Code; c013e093 <prune_dcache+23/140>
3: 8b 03 mov (%ebx),%eax
Code; c013e095 <prune_dcache+25/140>
5: 89 50 04 mov %edx,0x4(%eax)
Code; c013e098 <prune_dcache+28/140>
8: 89 02 mov %eax,(%edx)
Code; c013e09a <prune_dcache+2a/140>
a: 89 1b mov %ebx,(%ebx)
Code; c013e09c <prune_dcache+2c/140>
c: 89 5b 04 mov %ebx,0x4(%ebx)
Code; c013e09f <prune_dcache+2f/140>
f: 8d 73 e8 lea 0xffffffe8(%ebx),%esi
Code; c013e0a2 <prune_dcache+32/140>
12: 8b 46 00 mov 0x0(%esi),%eax
[6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the
problem (if possible)
Schedule this job in cron every hour. Within 48 hours server crashes.
tar cf - /u00 | cat >/dev/null &
tar cf - /u01 | cat >/dev/null &
tar cf - /u00 | cat >/dev/null &
tar cf - /u01 | cat >/dev/null &
tar cf - /u00 | cat >/dev/null &
tar cf - /u01 | cat >/dev/null &
[7.] Environment
[7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here)
If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.
Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.
Linux lx01.intranet.invantive.com 2.4.17 #1 Fri Dec 28 09:28:31 CET 2001
i686 unknown
Gnu C 2.96
Gnu make 3.79.1
binutils 2.11.90.0.8
util-linux 2.11f
mount 2.11g
modutils 2.4.6
e2fsprogs 1.23
reiserfsprogs 3.x.0j
pcmcia-cs 3.1.22
PPP 2.4.1
isdn4k-utils 3.1pre1
Linux C Library 2.2.4
Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.2.4
Procps 2.0.7
Net-tools 1.60
Console-tools 0.3.3
Sh-utils 2.0.11
Modules Loaded
[7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo):
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 5
model name : Pentium II (Deschutes)
stepping : 1
cpu MHz : 350.805
cache size : 512 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca
cmov pat r
bogomips : 699.59
[7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules):
<EMPTY OUTPUT>
[7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports,
/proc/iomem)
ioports:
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
02f8-02ff : serial(auto)
0300-030f : eth0
0376-0376 : ide1
03c0-03df : vga+
03f8-03ff : serial(auto)
0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
4000-403f : Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI
5000-501f : Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI
6400-641f : Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 USB
6800-687f : 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX [Fast Etherlink]
6800-687f : 00:09.0
6c00-6cff : Adaptec 7892A
6c00-6cff : aic7xxx
e000-efff : PCI Bus #01
e000-e0ff : ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X
f000-f00f : Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 IDE
f008-f00f : ide1
iomem:
00000000-0009ffff : System RAM
000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area
000c0000-000c7fff : Video ROM
000cc000-000d13ff : Extension ROM
000f0000-000fffff : System ROM
00100000-0fffffff : System RAM
00100000-002314cb : Kernel code
002314cc-0028705f : Kernel data
e0000000-e3ffffff : Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX Host bridge
e4000000-e5ffffff : PCI Bus #01
e5000000-e5000fff : ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X
e6000000-e6ffffff : PCI Bus #01
e6000000-e6ffffff : ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X
e9000000-e9000fff : Adaptec 7892A
e9000000-e9000fff : aic7xxx
e9001000-e900107f : 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX [Fast Etherlink]
ffff0000-ffffffff : reserved
[7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root)
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX Host bridge
(rev 02)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32
Region 0: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 1.0
Status: RQ=31 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2
Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none>
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX AGP bridge
(rev 02) (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-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: e4000000-e5ffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e6000000-e6ffffff
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B+
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
(prog-if 80 [Master])
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32
Region 4: I/O ports at f000 [size=16]
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
(prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 10
Region 4: I/O ports at 6400 [size=32]
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Interrupt: pin ? routed to IRQ 9
00:09.0 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-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (2500ns min, 2500ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: I/O ports at 6800 [size=128]
Region 1: Memory at e9001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=128]
Expansion ROM at e7000000 [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-
00:0a.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7892A (rev 02)
Subsystem: Adaptec: Unknown device 62a0
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (10000ns min, 6250ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
BIST result: 00
Region 0: I/O ports at 6c00 [disabled] [size=256]
Region 1: Memory at e9000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=4K]
Expansion ROM at e8000000 [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=0 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 0080
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (2000ns min), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 0
Region 0: Memory at e6000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at e5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=4K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [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=<none>
[7.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi)
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DDYS-T18350N Rev: S93E
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DDYS-T18350N Rev: S93E
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
Vendor: QUANTUM Model: DLT7000 Rev: 3213
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DDYS-T18350N Rev: S93E
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 08 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DDYS-T18350N Rev: S93E
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
[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):
None.
[X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds:
None.
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