Re: [OOPS] Kernel 2.4.20 ...

Richard B. Johnson (root@chaos.analogic.com)
Sat, 21 Dec 2002 20:48:17 -0500 (EST)


On Sat, 21 Dec 2002, Lists (lst) wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I receive this oops from the begining of 2.4.19. Now I'm running a 2.4.20
> in SMP mode. Is there anyone who can tell me what is the problem of my
> kernel?
>
> Thank you,
> Cosmin

You are using some module that the linux-2.4.20 developers don't
want you to use. Either it's not been converted to current conventions
or it's proprietary an therefore can't be converted.

To wit:

> EIP: 0010:[<c011f86b>] Tainted: P
> kernel BUG at /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-SMP/include/asm/spinlock.h:86!

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.4.18 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips).
Why is the government concerned about the lunatic fringe? Think about it.

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