linux-kernel - Re: And another Oops / BUG? (2.6.17.8 on VIA Epia CL6000)

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Message-Id: <1156064000.6690.69.camel@Homer.simpson.net>
Date:	Sun, 20 Aug 2006 08:53:20 +0000
From:	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
To:	Udo van den Heuvel <udovdh@...all.nl>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Folkert van Heusden <folkert@...heusden.com>
Subject: Re: And another Oops / BUG? (2.6.17.8 on VIA Epia CL6000)

On Sat, 2006-08-19 at 18:04 +0200, Udo van den Heuvel wrote:
> Mike Galbraith wrote:
> > Given that you're the only person posting this kind of explosion, I
> > would cast a very skeptical glance toward my hardware.  I'd suggest
> > reverting to a known good kernel first, to verify that you really don't
> > have a hardware problem cropping up.
> 
> How long should I run a 2.6.16.* kernel to be sure enough it is not my
> hardware?

Hard to say.  I'd run it at least twice as long as your longest
explosion free interval.

	-Mike

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