PROBLEM: 2.4.10: ifconfig gets signal 17

Manfred H. Winter (mahowi@gmx.net)
Tue, 25 Sep 2001 19:34:58 +0200


[1.] One line summary of the problem:

2.4.10: ifconfig gets signal 17

[2.] Full description of the problem/report:

After updating from kernel 2.4.9 to 2.4.10 I get the following
error after booting:

task `ifconfig' exit_signal 17 in reparent_to_init
Sep 25 19:07:58 marvin kernel: task `ifconfig' exit_signal 17 in
reparent_to_init

[3.] Keywords

kernel, networking, ifconfig

[4.] Kernel version

Linux version 2.4.10 (root@marvin) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024
(release)) #1 Tue Sep 25 18:15:38 CEST 2001

[5.] Output of Oops.. message

N.A.

[6.] A small shell script

N.A.

[7.] Environment

[7.1.] Software

Linux marvin 2.4.10 #1 Tue Sep 25 18:15:38 CEST 2001 i686 unknown

Gnu C 2.95.2
Gnu make 3.79.1
binutils 2.10.0.33
util-linux 2.10s
mount 2.10s
modutils 2.4.6
e2fsprogs 1.19
reiserfsprogs 3.x.0k-pre8
PPP 2.4.1
Linux C Library x 1 root root 1382179 Jan 19
2001 /lib/libc.so.6
Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.2
Procps 2.0.7
Net-tools 1.57
Kbd 1.02
Sh-utils 2.0
Modules Loaded af_packet parport_pc parport khttpd
autofs4 unix 8139too
ide-scsi aic7xxx scsi_mod

[7.2.] Processor

processor : 0
vendor_id : CyrixInstead
cpu family : 6
model : 2
model name : 6x86MX 2.5x Core/Bus Clock
stepping : 6
cpu MHz : 167.047
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : yes
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu de tsc msr cx8 pge cmov mmx cyrix_arr
bogomips : 333.41

[7.3.] Module information

af_packet 11104 1 (autoclean)
khttpd 21392 3
autofs4 8032 1 (autoclean)
unix 13664 75 (autoclean)
8139too 11616 1
ide-scsi 7472 0
aic7xxx 104384 0
scsi_mod 83616 2 [ide-scsi aic7xxx]

[7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information

marvin:~ # cat /proc/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
01f0-01f7 : ide0
0376-0376 : ide1
03c0-03df : vga+
03f6-03f6 : ide0
0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
6000-60ff : Adaptec AIC-7861
6500-65ff : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139
6500-65ff : 8139too
f000-f00f : Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 IDE [Natoma/Triton II]
f000-f007 : ide0
f008-f00f : ide1

marvin:~ # cat /proc/iomem
00000000-0009fbff : System RAM
0009fc00-0009ffff : reserved
000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area
000c0000-000c7fff : Video ROM
000cc000-000cc7ff : Extension ROM
000f0000-000fffff : System ROM
00100000-07ffffff : System RAM
00100000-001cfa35 : Kernel code
001cfa36-002000d3 : Kernel data
e0000000-e1ffffff : nVidia Corporation Vanta [NV6]
e2000000-e2ffffff : nVidia Corporation Vanta [NV6]
e3000000-e3000fff : Adaptec AIC-7861
e3000000-e3000fff : aic7xxx
e3001000-e30010ff : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139
e3001000-e30010ff : 8139too
ffff0000-ffffffff : reserved

[7.5.] PCI information

marvin:~ # lspci -vvv
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 430VX - 82437VX TVX [Triton VX] (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

00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 ISA [Natoma/Triton II] (rev
01)
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 82371SB PIIX3 IDE [Natoma/Triton II] (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]

00:08.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7861 (rev 01)
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 (1000ns min, 1000ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: I/O ports at 6000 [disabled] [size=256]
Region 1: Memory at e3000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]

00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139 (rev 10)
Subsystem: Allied Telesyn International: Unknown device 2503
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 (8000ns min, 16000ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: I/O ports at 6500 [size=256]
Region 1: Memory at e3001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

00:0a.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Vanta [NV6] (rev 15) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Creative Labs: Unknown device 1039
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 (1250ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 9
Region 0: Memory at e2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 1
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

[7.6.] SCSI information

Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
Vendor: TANDBERG Model: TDC 3600 Rev: =08:
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
Vendor: IOMEGA Model: ZIP 100 Rev: C.19
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
Vendor: SCANNER Model: Rev: 1.01
Type: Scanner ANSI SCSI revision: 01 CCS
Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: TEAC Model: CD-W54E Rev: 1.1Y
Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02

[7.7.] Other information

marvin:~ # ifconfig --version
net-tools 1.57
ifconfig 1.40 (2000-05-21)

My gcc is still version 2.95.2 instead of 2.95.3 as described in
Changes, but there were no compilation problems. The system is working
okay, but I don't know, what the error wants to say. As of signal(7),
signal 17 means SIGCHLD, but what child has died?

TIA,

Manfred

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