Messages in this thread | | | From | "Bert Jan" <> | Subject | PROBLEM: Box locks up after a few days with Kernel panic: Attempted to kill the idle task! | Date | Tue, 15 Jun 1999 02:02:29 +0200 |
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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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