linux-kernel - Re: Simple script that locks up my box with recent kernels

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Message-ID: <9a8748490611240141o4d285317h3c1e2110f515e141@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:41:08 +0100
From:	"Jesper Juhl" <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
To:	"Jens Axboe" <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Cc:	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...l.org>,
	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: Simple script that locks up my box with recent kernels

On 24/11/06, Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 24 2006, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> > > Does the box survive io intensive workloads?
> >
> > It seems to. It does get sluggish as hell when there is lots of disk I/O but
> > it seems to be able to survive.
> > I'll try some more, with some IO benchmarks + various other stuff to see
> > if I can get it to die that way.
>
> Just wondering if you have a marginal powersupply, perhaps.
>
It is a possibility, but I doubt it, since if I use a 2.6.17.x kernel
then things are rock solid and I can't cause a lockup even if I leave
my box building kernels in the background for days.

> > > Have you tried using net or
> > > serial console to see if it spits out any info before it crashes?
> >
> > Lacking a second box at the moment, so that's not an option currently :(
>
> It's likely a requirement to get any further with this issue, I'm
> afraid. Nobody can debug this thing blind folded.
>
I'll see if I can get my hands on a second box.

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