Re: [2.5.63] Kernel Panic During Boot (Swap???)

From: Maneesh Soni (maneesh@in.ibm.com)
Date: Wed Feb 26 2003 - 04:36:26 EST


On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 10:28:11PM +0000, Mark F. wrote:
> hello, heres the situation. Compiled 2.5.63 with the mod-utils 0.9.9
> version. Kernel worked the first couple of times using it. but then, while
> trying to loaded some changes to it. It now crashes each time with a Kernel
> Panic. Reverting back to the my saved 2.4.21-pre3 I can still boot. Also,
> undoing the kernel changes isn't kelping me. Heres some of the code snip
> the kernel boot out. and the location where: (sorry if there are a couple
> of typos, typing it on another machine): This is redhat 8 based on a Compaq
> 900z which runs off of the Radeon IGP 320M Chipset.
>
>
> Enabling local filesystem quotas: [ OK ]
> Enabling swap space: [ OK ]
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
> *pde = 00000000
> Oops: 0000
> CPU: 0
> EIP: 0060:[<00000000>] Not tainted
> EFLAGS: 00010246
> eax: c037a640 ebc: c037a6ec ecx: c1380040 edx: 00000174
> esi: ce538700 edi: c1380040 ebp: 00000001 esp: c031beb4
> ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068
> Process swapper (pid: 0, threadinfo=c031a000 task=c02d3500
> Stack: cf8bbd06 c037a6ec 00000174 ce538740 c037a6ec c138b818 c037a6ec
> 00000000
> c138b0c0 0000000f c020e419 c037a6ec ce538700 00000000 00000088
> 0000001e
> cee8ad80 c138b0c0 c037a6ec cee8ad80 c020e619 c037a6ec c138b0c0
> c037a820
> Call Trace: [<cf8bbd06>] [<c020e419>] [<c020e619>] [<c020ec08>]
> [<cf8bb760>]
> [<c010cd78>] [<c010cfa7>] [<c0108af0>] [<c0108af0>] [<c010b94c>]
> [<c0108af0>]
> [<c0108af0>] [<c0108b14>] [<c0108b8e>] [<c0105000>]
> Code: Bad EIP value.
> <0> Kernel panic: Aiee, killing interrupt handler!
> In interrupt handler - not syncing
>
>
> I can reproduce this consistantly so far, so will give any information I can
> give ya. I'm gonna go and continue modding the kernel to see if i can break
> it down or see the solution.
> Mark

Hi Mark,

Can you try with "Load all Symbols" in kernel hacking config option or use
ksymoops to decode this oops message?

Maneesh

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Maneesh Soni
IBM Linux Technology Center, 
IBM India Software Lab, Bangalore.
Phone: +91-80-5044999 email: maneesh@in.ibm.com
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