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SubjectPROBLEM: Box locks up after a few days with Kernel panic: Attempted to kill the idle task!
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[1.] one line summary:
Box locks up after a few days with Kernel panic: Attempted to kill the
idle task!

[2.] Full description of the problem/report:
After my box has been running for a few (5 to 7) days, the box locks up
with the
following error message:

Code: 98 02 85 c0 74 03 89 50 04 b8 01 00 00 00 eb 03 90 31 c0 c7

Aiee, killing interrupt handler
Kernel panic: Attempted to kill the idle task!
In interrupt handler - not syncing

The last line is sometimes: In swapper task - not syncing

I have had this problem since i've been using 2.2.x kernels.
I tried a lot of things and asked around alot but i never found
any solve for this problem.

[3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel):
kernel, swap

[4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):
Linux version 2.2.9 (root@freebase) (gcc version egcs-2.91.60 19981201
(egcs-1.1.1 release)) #1 Mon May 31 01:25:12 CEST 1999

[5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information
resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt)

Code: 98 02 85 c0 74 03 89 50 04 b8 01 00 00 00 eb 03 90 31 c0 c7

Aiee, killing interrupt handler
Kernel panic: Attempted to kill the idle task!
In interrupt handler - not syncing

The last line is sometimes: In swapper task - not syncing

[6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the
problem (if possible)

not available, it 'just happens'

[7.] Environment
[7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here)

-- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or looks
-- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)
Linux freebase 2.2.9 #1 Mon May 31 01:25:12 CEST 1999 i586 unknown
Kernel modules 2.1.121
Gnu C 2.7.2.3
Binutils 2.9.1.0.19
Linux C Library 2.0.7
Dynamic linker ldd: version 1.9.10
Procps 1.2.9
Mount 2.8a
Net-tools 2.01
Kbd 0.96
Sh-utils 1.16
Modules Loaded ip_masq_vdolive ip_masq_raudio ip_masq_quake
ip_masq_icq ip_masq_irc ip_masq_ftp ip_masq_cuseeme


[7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo):

processor : 0
vendor_id : CyrixInstead
cpu family : 5
model : 4
model name : 6x86L 2x Core/Bus Clock
stepping : 2
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : yes
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu de cx8 mtrr
bogomips : 149.50

[7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules):

ip_masq_vdolive 1072 0 (unused)
ip_masq_raudio 2736 0 (unused)
ip_masq_quake 1092 0 (unused)
ip_masq_icq 7504 1
ip_masq_irc 1520 0
ip_masq_ftp 2352 0 (unused)
ip_masq_cuseeme 816 0 (unused)

[7.4.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi)

no scsi hardware.

[7.5.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem
(please look in /proc and include all information that you
think to be relevant):

i have no idea.

[X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds:

none.



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