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Odd __alloc_pages failure in 2.4.9

DISCUSSION Steven Walter 1 participant 2 messages Aug 25, 2001

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Running kernel 2.4.9, if I start xcdroast 0.98alpha9 as an ordinary user, the system seems to freeze indefinitely.

If I start it as root, however, the system only freeze for 2-3 seconds. After this time, if I check dmesg, I get a slew of __alloc_pages failures, even 0-order failures.

Being unable to diagnose the complete lockup in the user case any better, I assume that this is what's happening there, too, only indefinitely.

The system is an AMD Thunderbird 900MHz with 2 IDE CD-ROM drives, both use ide-scsi. One is a burner, the other is a DVD-ROM drive.

I'll try and get a backtrace of whats happening during the lockup later when I can hook up my serial console.

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Hmm... I just recompiled with gcc 2.95.3, and now it works. The kernel had been compiled with gcc 3.0; guess its a compiler bug.

I'll look into this more and see if I can't file a formal gcc bugreport.

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Running kernel 2.4.9, if I start xcdroast 0.98alpha9 as an ordinary user, the system seems to freeze indefinitely.

If I start it as root, however, the system only freeze for 2-3 seconds. After this time, if I check dmesg, I get a slew of __alloc_pages failures, even 0-order failures.

Being unable to diagnose the complete lockup in the user case any better, I assume that this is what's happening there, too, only indefinitely.

The system is an AMD Thunderbird 900MHz with 2 IDE CD-ROM drives, both use ide-scsi. One is a burner, the other is a DVD-ROM drive.

I'll try and get a backtrace of whats happening during the lockup later when I can hook up my serial console.

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-Steven
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
			-- George Orwell