Re: 2.4.18-pre8-K2: Kernel panic: CPU context corrupt

From: Pavel Machek (pavel@suse.cz)
Date: Sat Feb 09 2002 - 17:23:58 EST


Hi!

> > Feb 7 23:45:31 steel kernel: CPU 0: Machine Check Exception: 0000000000000004
> > Feb 7 23:45:31 steel kernel: Bank 4: b200000000040151
> > Feb 7 23:45:31 steel kernel: Kernel panic: CPU context corrupt
>
> Machine checks are indicative of hardware fault.
> Overclocking, inadequate cooling and bad memory are the usual
> causes.

Maybe you should print something like

Machine Check Exception: .... (hardware problem!)

so that we get less reports like this?
                                                                        Pavel

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