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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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