WARNING: unexpected IO-APIC, please mail

Hi,

Our server is crashing left right and centre ...
going through the logs I saw a message attached below. I have tried to include other server informaiton

excerp from /var/log/messages
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Nov 17 10:50:21 server1 kernel: ENABLING IO-APIC IRQs
Nov 17 10:50:21 server1 kernel: ...changing IO-APIC physical APIC ID to 2 ... ok.
Nov 17 10:50:21 server1 kernel: ..TIMER: vector=0x31 pin1=2 pin2=0
Nov 17 10:50:21 server1 kernel: testing the IO APIC.......................
Nov 17 10:50:21 server1 kernel:
Nov 17 10:50:21 server1 kernel:  WARNING: unexpected IO-APIC, please mail
Nov 17 10:50:21 server1 kernel:           to [email protected]
Nov 17 10:50:21 server1 kernel: .................................... done.
Nov 17 10:50:21 server1 kernel: Using local APIC timer interrupts.
Nov 17 10:50:21 server1 kernel: calibrating APIC timer ...

Basic Redhat Linux 7.1

[root@server1 /root]# uname -a
Linux server1.gumboo.com 2.4.9-12.0RSsmp #1 SMP Fri Nov 2 23:38:08 CST 2001 i686 unknown

1 Gig Ram
Devices
Network Card
SCSI Tape backup Device
RAID Controler
[root@server1 /root]# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 8
model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping : 6
cpu MHz : 999.680
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips : 1992.29

processor : 1
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 8
model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping : 6
cpu MHz : 999.680
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips : 1998.84

Dr. Kaveh Goudarzi
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Unfortunately that isnt why your server is crashing. You might want to start by upgrading to the current 2.4.18 based errata kernel. If you still see crashes please report that again and we'll investigate from there.