[2.2.10]: access beyond end of device

Jochen Heuer (jogi@planetzork.ping.de)
Sat, 26 Jun 1999 19:03:41 +0200


Hello,

today I noticed some funny problems on my server (Dual P133 on a
GigaByte 586DX, 128 MB, Adaptec 2940 onboard). I could not start
_xterm_ anymore. It aborted with _illegal instruction_. Since I
had some problems accessing (from another machine) knfsd I wanted
to reboot the machine. During the shutdown I saw several oops
passing bye and then the machine instantly booted. So no oops in
the log :( But I found some message inside the log:

Jun 26 13:58:02 planetzork kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Jun 26 13:58:02 planetzork kernel: 07:01: rw=0, want=599310, limit=580690
Jun 26 13:58:02 planetzork kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Jun 26 13:58:02 planetzork kernel: 07:01: rw=0, want=599312, limit=580690
Jun 26 13:58:02 planetzork kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Jun 26 13:58:02 planetzork kernel: 07:01: rw=0, want=599310, limit=580690
Jun 26 13:58:02 planetzork kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Jun 26 13:58:02 planetzork kernel: 07:01: rw=0, want=599312, limit=580690
Jun 26 13:58:18 planetzork kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Jun 26 13:58:18 planetzork kernel: 07:01: rw=0, want=599310, limit=580690
Jun 26 13:58:18 planetzork kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Jun 26 13:58:18 planetzork kernel: 07:01: rw=0, want=599312, limit=580690
Jun 26 13:58:27 planetzork kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Jun 26 13:58:27 planetzork kernel: 07:01: rw=0, want=599310, limit=580690
Jun 26 13:58:27 planetzork kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Jun 26 13:58:27 planetzork kernel: 07:01: rw=0, want=599312, limit=580690

Jun 26 16:06:26 planetzork kernel: swap_free: offset exceeds max
Jun 26 16:06:26 planetzork kernel: free_one_pmd: bad directory entry 60000000

Jun 26 16:25:56 planetzork kernel: swap_free: offset exceeds max
Jun 26 16:25:56 planetzork kernel: free_one_pmd: bad directory entry 80000000
Jun 26 16:25:56 planetzork kernel: free_one_pmd: bad directory entry 40000000

Well, I thought the access beyond end of device was only happening
with 2.3.[78]. Here are some informations about the system:

[jogi@planetzork jogi]$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.2.10 (root@planetzork.ping.de) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #1 SMP Fri Jun 25 12:38:47 CEST 1999
[jogi@planetzork jogi]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 5
model : 2
model name : Pentium 75 - 200
stepping : 12
cpu MHz : 133.637307
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : yes
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 apic
bogomips : 53.25

processor : 1
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 5
model : 2
model name : Pentium 75 - 200
stepping : 12
cpu MHz : 133.637307
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : yes
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 apic
bogomips : 53.25

[jogi@planetzork jogi]$ cat /proc/interrupts
CPU0 CPU1
0: 361518 573903 IO-APIC-edge timer
1: 278 460 IO-APIC-edge keyboard
2: 0 0 XT-PIC cascade
4: 29 23 IO-APIC-edge serial
8: 1 0 IO-APIC-edge rtc
10: 38 35 IO-APIC-edge NE2000
11: 6101 5690 IO-APIC-edge HiSax
12: 0 4 IO-APIC-edge PS/2 Mouse
13: 1 0 XT-PIC fpu
14: 47877 50013 IO-APIC-edge ide0
17: 1719721 1731053 IO-APIC-level eth0
19: 32171 33382 IO-APIC-level aic7xxx
NMI: 0
ERR: 0
[jogi@planetzork jogi]$ cat /proc/scsi/scsi
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DCAS-32160 Rev: S65A
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DORS-32160 Rev: WA6A
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DFHSS1F !c Rev: 1717
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
Vendor: TOSHIBA Model: CD-ROM XM-5401TA Rev: 3115
Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02

The system is running a standard RedHat-5.2 distribution.
If you need further informations please let me know.

Regards,

Jogi

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