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DateMon, 04 Nov 2002 22:49:16 -0800
From"Martin J. Bligh" <>
SubjectRe: kernel freeze
>   After I reported a kernel freeze in this mail list("2.4.18 freeze on
> 4G memory."),
> I try 2.4.19 & 2.4.19+rmap14a patch, all of those have been frozen.
> I try to enable kernel profiling to detect what is the problem and found
> the function _text_lock_vmscan make the cpu busy. Any comment?

I'll lay you a large bet that lowmem is full of garbage.
Probably buffer_heads, inodes or PTEs. Output of /proc/meminfo 
and /proc/slabinfo as you approach oblivion would be useful.
As would a description of the workload that triggers it.

M.

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