linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.32-rc8: amd64

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Message-Id: <20091130141629.44401d86.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date:	Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:16:29 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...glemail.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Doug Thompson <dougthompson@...ssion.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.32-rc8: amd64_edac slub error

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:35:47 +0100 Borislav Petkov wrote:

> Hi Randy,
> 
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 09:28:19AM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > Loading amd64_edac_mod on an amd64 system without the expected hardware support
> > causes memory usage error(s).
> 
> Well, this is new!
> 
> > Is this already fixed/patched?  Do you need more info?
> 
> Nope :(.
> 
> I've tried to reproduce it here by selecting CONFIG_SLUB no success.
> Please send me your config.
> 
> Also, it would be very helpful if you could enable CONFIG_EDAC_DEBUG and
> run it again.
> 
> From looking at the error trace, though, it looks like we're
> not allocating enough memory for the struct msr things in
> amd64_nb_mce_bank_enabled_on_node(). This is just a hunch though and you
> could give the following debug patch a try:

Full boot log is attached.  Thanks.


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~Randy

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