From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 24 May 2002 18:45:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 24 May 2002 18:45:39 -0400 Received: from cerebus.wirex.com ([65.102.14.138]:45051 "EHLO figure1.int.wirex.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 24 May 2002 18:45:37 -0400 Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:45:58 -0700 From: Chris Wright To: Erik McKee Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.5.17 Problem Message-ID: <20020524154558.A6590@figure1.int.wirex.com> Mail-Followup-To: Erik McKee , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20020523150539.1059.qmail@web14201.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org * Erik McKee (camhanaich99@yahoo.com) wrote: > Ok, I am becoming a frequent poster here. Nothing in the logs on this one > either. Left 2.5.17 running overnight on this box which used to be rock solid > unser 2.4. kde was running, with a screensaver. On attempting to use the box, > mouse mvement did dispell the screensaver. alt-ctrl-f2 to get to a vc however > left me with a clean black screen. Nothing worked....alt-sysrq -s or > alt-sysrq-u ddin't produce any disk activity. alt-sys-rq-b did however reboot > the system. only issue was unclean raid array afterwards ;) is this, by chance, a UP machine with: CONFIG_SMP=y CONFIG_PREEMPT=y i've been seeing regular kernel hangs obtaining the BKL with this configuration. thanks, -chris