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- To: Alexander Kotelnikov <sacha@debian.org>
- Subject: Re: PROBLEM: kernels 2.4.0.testX series crash when using mc
- From: Martin MaD Douda <martin@douda.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 18:22:35 +0200 (CEST)
- Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0008291820160.2484-100000@madness.madness.mad>
- In-reply-to: <20000829153129.A20047@AK2614.spb.edu>
It sound much like mc bug than kernel bug. What happens if
1) it is done in other (2.2.X) kernel
2) if user has ulimit()ed memory?
Martin Douda
On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, Alexander Kotelnikov wrote:
> Here the decription goes
>
> [1.] kernels 2.4.0.testX series crash when using mc
> [2.] If an ordinal user use mc (Midnight Commander) with "internal view"
> feature tuned ON and produce the following sequence of actions kernel
> crashes without any messages sent to loggers.
> a) press F3 on a .bz2 file
> b) End button
> c) ? button (reverse search)
> d) any non-existent expression and Enter
> e) may be you should repeat d) several times
> The problem was detected by Sergey Golod <rover@tobolsk.net.ru> and
> "successfully" reproduced by Denis Petrusevich <santar@mail.ru> and me,
> Alexander Kotelnikov <sacha@softjoys.ru>
>
> Denis Petrusevich wrote, it could be seen, that mc eats all of memory and
> swap and then computer hangs up. I've seen that my hdd is being accessed very
> intensive.
>
> Sergey Golod wrote, if SysRq is enabled and works it helps (Alt-SysRq-I, kill
> all task except init) to make a regualar reboot.
>
> [3.] kernel, memory
> [4.] Linux version 2.4.0-test5 (root@akk) (gcc version 2.95.2 20000220 (Debian GNU/Linux)) #5 Fri Aug 4 03:23:17 MSD 2000
> [5.] --
> [6.] see above
> [7.] Environment |Debian GNU/Linux 2.2, potato
> [7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here)
> -- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or look
> -- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)
> Linux akk 2.4.0-test5 #5 Fri Aug 4 03:23:17 MSD 2000 i686 unknown
> Kernel modules 2.3.11
> Gnu C 2.95.2
> Binutils 2.9.5.0.37
> Linux C Library 2.1.3
> Dynamic linker ldd: version 1.9.11
> Procps 2.0.6
> Mount 2.10f
> Net-tools 2.05
> Console-tools 0.2.3
> Sh-utils 2.0
> Modules Loaded emu10k1 lp parport_pc parport ne 8390 mga agpgart ppp_async bsd_comp ppp_deflate ppp_generic slhc
>
> [7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo):
> processor : 0
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 6
> model : 8
> model name : Celeron (Coppermine)
> stepping : 3
> cpu MHz : 567.967411
> cache size : 128 KB
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> sep_bug : no
> f00f_bug : no
> coma_bug : no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level : 2
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr xmm
> bogomips : 1133.77
> [7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules):
> emu10k1 46356 2
> lp 4456 0
> parport_pc 10288 1
> parport 14240 1 [lp parport_pc]
> ne 7120 1
> 8390 6104 0 [ne]
> mga 54136 0 (unused)
> agpgart 12612 10
> ppp_async 6220 0
> bsd_comp 4132 0
> ppp_deflate 39196 0
> ppp_generic 12704 0 [ppp_async bsd_comp ppp_deflate]
> slhc 4416 0 [ppp_generic]
> [7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, /proc/iomem)
> 0000-001f : dma1
> 0020-003f : pic1
> 0040-005f : timer
> 0060-006f : keyboard
> 0080-008f : dma page reg
> 00a0-00bf : pic2
> 00c0-00df : dma2
> 00f0-00ff : fpu
> 0170-0177 : ide1
> 01f0-01f7 : ide0
> 02e8-02ef : serial(set)
> 02f8-02ff : serial(set)
> 0300-031f : NE2000
> 0376-0376 : ide1
> 0378-037a : parport0
> 03c0-03df : vga+
> 03f6-03f6 : ide0
> 03f8-03ff : serial(set)
> 0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
> 4000-4003 : acpi
> 4004-4005 : acpi
> 4008-400b : acpi
> 4020-4023 : acpi
> e000-e00f : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586 IDE [Apollo]
> e400-e41f : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B USB
> e800-e81f : Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10000
> e800-e81f : EMU10K1
> ec00-ec07 : Creative Labs SB Live!
> --
> 00000000-0009fbff : System RAM
> 0009fc00-0009ffff : reserved
> 000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area
> 000c0000-000c7fff : Video ROM
> 000f0000-000fffff : System ROM
> 00100000-03feffff : System RAM
> 00100000-0022b9ff : Kernel code
> 0022ba00-00241af7 : Kernel data
> 03ff0000-03ff2fff : ACPI Non-volatile Storage
> 03ff3000-03ffffff : ACPI Tables
> d0000000-d3ffffff : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C691 [Apollo PRO]
> d4000000-d7ffffff : PCI Bus #01
> d4000000-d4003fff : Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP
> d5000000-d57fffff : Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP
> d8000000-d9ffffff : PCI Bus #01
> d8000000-d9ffffff : Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP
> ffff0000-ffffffff : reserved
>
> [7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root)
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C691 [Apollo PRO] (rev 44)
> Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
> Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
> Latency: 0 set
> Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
> Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 1.0
> Status: RQ=7 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=21
> Command: RQ=0 SBA+ AGP+ 64bit- FW- Rate=1
>
> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598 [Apollo MVP3 AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
> Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
> Latency: 0 set
> Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
> I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff
> Memory behind bridge: d4000000-d7ffffff
> Prefetchable memory behind bridge: d8000000-d9ffffff
> BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
> Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
> Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI- D1+ D2- PME-
> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
>
> 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 ISA [Apollo PRO] (rev 23)
> Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 0000
> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
> Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
> Latency: 0 set
>
> 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] (rev 10) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
> Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
> Latency: 32 set
> Region 4: I/O ports at e000 [size=16]
> Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
> Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI- D1- D2- PME-
> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
>
> 00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B USB (rev 11) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
> Subsystem: Unknown device 0925:1234
> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
> Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
> Latency: 32 set, cache line size 08
> Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 10
> Region 4: I/O ports at e400 [size=32]
> Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
> Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI- D1- D2- PME-
> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
>
> 00:07.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3050 (rev 30)
> Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
> Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
>
> 00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10000 (rev 08)
> Subsystem: Creative Labs CT4760 SBLive!
> Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
> Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
> Latency: 2 min, 20 max, 32 set
> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
> Region 0: I/O ports at e800 [size=32]
> Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
> Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI- D1+ D2+ PME-
> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
>
> 00:08.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! (rev 08)
> Subsystem: Creative Labs Gameport Joystick
> Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
> Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
> Latency: 32 set
> Region 0: I/O ports at ec00 [size=8]
> Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
> Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI- D1+ D2+ PME-
> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
>
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
> Subsystem: Matrox Graphics, Inc. Millennium G400 16Mb SDRAM
> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
> Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
> Latency: 16 min, 32 max, 32 set, cache line size 08
> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
> Region 0: Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
> Region 1: Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
> Region 2: Memory at d5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8M]
> Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]
> Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
> Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI+ D1- D2- PME-
> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
> Capabilities: [f0] AGP version 2.0
> Status: RQ=31 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=21
> Command: RQ=7 SBA+ AGP+ 64bit- FW- Rate=1
>
> [7.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi)
> --
> [7.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem
> (please look in /proc and include all information that you
> think to be relevant):
> --
> [X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds:
>
>
> Thank you
>
>
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