Re: [2.6.26] OOPS in elv_next_request

From: Dave Young
Date: Thu Oct 30 2008 - 21:23:07 EST


On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 10:25 PM, Folkert van Heusden
<folkert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > While running my http://vanheusden.com/pyk/ script (which randomly
>> > inserts and removes modules) I triggered the folllowing oops in a 2.6.26
>> > kernel on a Celeron 400 (Mendocino):
>> >
>> > [ 4768.664021] Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
> ...
>> > [ 4768.720058] ---[ end trace 6a50caff78c47574 ]---
>> > [ 4769.658313] Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
>> > [ 4789.656060] no cont in shutdown!
>>
>> Hi, could you try the attached test patch? sorry for using attachment
>> as there's some problem for my mail client to reply.
>
> As your patch is based on 2.6.27 I compiled the 2.6.27 kernel with it. But
> something odd is going on: when 2.6.27 boots, right after the initrd loading
> the screen-resolution gets changed or so, so that most text is no longer
> visible. Also the system seems to halt. Unfortunately too early for
> netconsole to emit the errors.

Yes, the patch is based on 2.6.27, but it can be applied to 2.6.26
without problem.

Could you try it with 2.6.26 again?

BTW, for 2.6.27, did you set vga=normal or other things?

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Regards
dave
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