Re: kernel BUG in "page_alloc.c" with 2.4.19-pre7-ac2

Arjan van de Ven (arjanv@redhat.com)
Wed, 1 May 2002 09:18:02 -0400


On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 02:11:33PM +0100, Alastair Stevens wrote:
> > > Basically, "page_alloc.c" generated a BUG error when unmounting my
> > > filesystems during a reboot. I wasn't able to capture the full output,
> > > but I hope may be useful to report this anyway. If it happens again I'll
> > > try to grab the details....
> >
> > Are you using the nvidia driver by chance ?
>
> Umm, yes, as it happens. Forgive my non-kernel hacking ignorance, but I
> didn't draw an obvious connection between these things! If it's
> somehow the fault of the nVidia driver, then I know enough not to
> complain to l-k :-)

90% or more of the times such a BUG happens nvidia
is involved. Maybe not scientific proof but a good indication.
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