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    SubjectRe: system keeps freezing once every 24 hours / random apps crashing
    Jiri Slaby wrote:
    >>Hi Sami,
    >>
    >>That caused also a crash, i kept pressing the v key and within 15
    >>seconds it crashed, then i saw the crash-info appear in the log and when
    >>i clicked on mozilla then it crashed too but without crahs info and
    >>system froze totally.
    >>
    >>Below the crash info:
    >>
    >>Dec 31 17:38:32 localhost kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request
    >>at virtual address c8111000
    >>Dec 31 17:38:32 localhost kernel: printing eip:
    >>Dec 31 17:38:32 localhost kernel: c036037a
    >>Dec 31 17:38:32 localhost kernel: *pgd = 21063
    >>Dec 31 17:38:32 localhost kernel: *pmd = 21063
    >>Dec 31 17:38:32 localhost kernel: *pte = 8111000
    >>Dec 31 17:38:32 localhost kernel: Oops: 0002 [#4]
    >
    > [snip]
    > Could you try the attached patch?
    >
    > --
    > diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bttv-risc.c b/drivers/media/video/bttv-risc.c
    > --- a/drivers/media/video/bttv-risc.c
    > +++ b/drivers/media/video/bttv-risc.c
    > @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ bttv_risc_packed(struct bttv *btv, struc
    > /* estimate risc mem: worst case is one write per page border +
    > one write per scan line + sync + jump (all 2 dwords) */
    > instructions = (bpl * lines) / PAGE_SIZE + lines;
    > - instructions += 2;
    > + instructions += 4;
    > if ((rc = btcx_riscmem_alloc(btv->c.pci,risc,instructions*8)) < 0)
    > return rc;
    >
    >
    >


    Hi Jiri,

    Tried it but it seems to crash indeed faster, and this time it didn't
    leave traces in the log.

    Appreciate your help eitherway !
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