Re: Segfaults in mkdir under high load. Software or hardware?

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Wed Aug 03 2005 - 08:13:02 EST


On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 14:57 +0200, bert hubert wrote:
> I've seen errors like these happen, and they were kernel bugs.
>
> > [ 0.000000] Bootdata ok (command line is root=/dev/sda4 vga=0x31B video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap)
> > [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.12-gentoo-r6 (root@omc-2) (gcc version 3.4.3 20041125 (Gentoo 3.4.3-r1, ssp-3.4.3-0, pie-8.7.7)) #6 SMP Mon Jul 25 13:50:58 CEST 2005
>
> If you reproduce with an unpatched kernel and an unpatched compiler, you are
> much more likely to get attention. Your problem might also just go away.

Or at least send this to the Gentoo folks, especially if the problem
goes away.

-- Steve


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