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Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:33:58 +0100 From: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> To: Rumi Szabolcs <rumi_ml@...m.hu> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: dying hdd causing MCE and panic (libata) > - Is it normal that a simple hard disk failure (that is not even > the system disk) causes MCEs and kernel panics? No but with old style (pre AHCI) IDE it can because the system may MCE if the CPU<->Disk hangs. If a drive is causing PSU problems it could also occur I guess - ditto heat. You'd need to decode the MCE > - Is this a problem that is induced completely on the hardware > level (eg. the southbridge going crazy and making the whole > hardware platform unstable) or a problem that could be fixed > or handled properly on the software (kernel) level? An MCE the hardware can recover from is reported and we continue. CPU Context Corrupt means the processor internally set a "cannot carry on" indicator. Alan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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