Re: do_try_to_free_pages failed in 2.2.17pre6

[Steven N. Hirsch]

On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Steven N. Hirsch wrote:

> I found these in the logs after doing a 'make -j32 bzImage modules'
> (building 2.2.17pre7, as a matter of fact):
> 
> Jun 25 18:01:13 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... 
> Jun 25 18:01:14 pii last message repeated 4 times
> Jun 25 18:01:15 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for split-include... 
> Jun 25 18:01:15 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kpolygon.kss... 
> Jun 25 18:01:15 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for cc1... 
> Jun 25 18:01:31 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for cpp... 
> Jun 25 18:01:31 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... 
> Jun 25 18:01:31 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kpolygon.kss... 
> Jun 25 18:01:31 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for make... 
> Jun 25 18:01:32 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for rxvt... 
> Jun 25 18:01:32 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for make... 
> Jun 25 18:01:32 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for as... 
> Jun 25 18:01:32 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for make... 
> Jun 25 18:01:33 pii last message repeated 2 times
> Jun 25 18:01:33 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... 
> Jun 25 18:01:33 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for make... 
> Jun 25 18:01:33 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for cc1... 
> Jun 25 18:01:33 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for xbiff... 
> Jun 25 18:01:34 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for X... 
> Jun 25 18:01:34 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for cc1... 
> Jun 25 18:01:37 pii kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for as... 
> Jun 25 18:01:38 pii last message repeated 5 times
> 
> No oopsen, no other obvious misbehavior.

I'm (still) seeing these periodically with 2.2.17pre7, even when under
light load. May I assume these can be safely ignored?

Steve