[2.3.11-pre5] kernel: bad page middle entry ffffffff

Mark Gray (markgray@iago.nac.net)
16 Jul 1999 12:58:17 -0400

Got a bunch of "bad page middle entry" errors while rebooting
2.3.11-pre5 --- either 3 or 4 while shutting down and sometimes one
(and only one) when booting up:

Shutting down:
Jul 16 10:51:47 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry ffffffff
Jul 16 10:55:09 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry 00000010
Jul 16 10:55:09 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry 0000350c
Jul 16 10:55:14 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry 0000004c

Booting up:
Jul 16 06:56:13 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry 00007865

Shutting down:
Jul 16 10:51:47 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry ffffffff
Jul 16 10:55:09 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry 00000010
Jul 16 10:55:09 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry 0000350c
Jul 16 10:55:14 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry 0000004c

Booting up:
Jul 16 06:56:13 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry 00007865

Shutting down:
Jul 16 12:29:22 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry 0d696911
Jul 16 12:29:30 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry 00000011
Jul 16 12:29:30 soyo kernel: bad page middle entry 05050505

And no errors this last boot up.

The printk is coming from linux/fs/proc/array.c within the routine
get_phys_addr

It seems to be running totally normal otherwise though. If anyone
wants further information just ask.

root@soyo /tmp # cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.3.11 (root@soyo.markgray.nac.net) (gcc version
egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #1 Fri Jul 16
10:41:06 EDT 1999

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