kmem_alloc: NULL ptr (name=unknown) -> on pre-patch-2.3.11-1

Mark Gray (markgray@iago.nac.net)
10 Jul 1999 11:13:06 -0400

I got this error on booting up 2.3.11-1 (which comes from
__kmem_cache_alloc when called with a NULL kmem_cache_t *cachep,
who could have been called from kmem_cache_alloc or kmalloc).

Behavior otherwise since boot has been totally normal (although it
seems a bit sluggish compared to 2.3.10, that is only a subjective
opinion.)

It just finished compiling the kernel while running as an Xterminal
with /usr nfs exported from another computer, and no further messages
have occured:

# uptime
11:07am up 45 min, 3 users, load average: 1.22, 1.06, 0.70

# free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 30744 28844 1900 6716 188 14948
-/+ buffers/cache: 13708 17036
Swap: 122896 5552 117344

If there is additional information needed, or anyone has any
suggestions on stresses to try to create a more "definitive" bug
report, please let me know. (The <box> is expendable :-)

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