linux-kernel - Re: Aiee, killing interrupt handler!

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Date:	Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:05:24 -0500
From:	Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>
To:	Hawk Xu <hxunix@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Aiee, killing interrupt handler!

In-Reply-To: <4587B2C5.9000703@...il.com>

On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:37:09 +0800, Hawk Xu wrote:

> > You need to post the entire oops message, not just the last part.  It should
> > start with "BUG". And using a more recent kernel would be a good idea.
> >   
> 
> I'm sorry, but that's all we have now.  Our customer just sent us a 
> photo of the kernel panic screen.

They need to boot in 50-line vga mode then, so more can be seen.

> Our client also sent the /var/log/kernel file to us.  According to the 
> log file, everytime before kernel panic, there are some error messages.  
> The server encountered kernel panic three times, below are the error 
> messages before each time:

Those are normal when running buggy usermode code, but they should
never be able to affect the kernel.

-- 
MBTI: IXTP

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