[1.] My server goes to reboot for about 1 time per 2 weeks because of kernel bug in tcp_output.c [2.] My server goes to reboot because of /proc/sys/kernel/panic set to 1, but I determined the problem using netconsole module. It is a "kernel BUG at net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:919!" I looked the code on line 919 in tcp_ouput.c and found a macro BUG_ON in function tcp_retrans_try_collapse(...). I disabled calling of this function by running: echo 0 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_retrans_collapse, and now server works fine about 4 weeks. Also I looked the code of this function in tcp_output.c from kernel 2.6.11.8 sources and it is the same. [3.] sh scripts/ver_linux Linux us401.activeby.net 2.6.9 #4 SMP Fri Apr 22 16:46:30 EEST 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Gnu C 3.3.2 Gnu make 3.79.1 binutils 2.14.90.0.6 util-linux 2.12 mount 2.12 module-init-tools 2.4.26 e2fsprogs 1.35 jfsutils 1.1.3 reiserfsprogs 2003-------------> reiser4progs line pcmcia-cs 3.1.31 quota-tools 3.06. PPP 2.4.1 isdn4k-utils 3.3 nfs-utils 1.0.6 Linux C Library 2.3.3 Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.3.3 Procps 3.2.0 Net-tools 1.60 Kbd 1.08 Sh-utils 5.2.1 Modules Loaded netconsole ipv6 ipt_TOS iptable_mangle ip_conntrack_ftp ip_conntrack_irc ipt_LOG ipt_limit ipt_multiport autofs ipt_REJECT ipt_state ip_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables e100 mii ohci1394 ieee1394 sg scsi_mod parport_pc parport microcode loop thermal processor fan button battery ac ext3 jbd raid1 [4.] part of the of the log of netconsole ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:919! invalid operand: 0000 [#1] SMP Modules linked in: netconsole ipv6 ipt_TOS iptable_mangle ip_conntrack_ftp ip_co nntrack_irc ipt_LOG ipt_limit ipt_multiport autofs ipt_REJECT ipt_state iptable_ filter ip_conntrack ip_tables e100 mii ohci1394 ieee1394 sg scsi_mod parport_pc microcode parport thermal fan loop processor button battery ext3 tcp_v4_rcv+0x71 c/0x980 nf_hook_slow+0xc9/0x100 [] ip_rcv_finish+0x0/0x2a0 [] ip_rcv+0x41c/0x4e0 [] ip_rcv_finish+0x0/0x2a0 [] [] do_gettimeofday+0x20/0xc0 netif_receive_skb+0x1df/0x2d0 e100_poll+0x5ac/0x620 [e100] [] [] net_rx_action+0x81/0x110 [] __do_softirq+0xba/0xd0 [] do_softirq+0x2d/0x30 [] do_IRQ+0x105/0x130 [] unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x180 [] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20 [] default_idle+0x0/0x40 [] unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x180 [] default_idle+0x2c/0x40 [] cpu_idle+0x3b/0x50 [] [] start_kernel+0x19d/0x1e0 Code: fe unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x180e9 7f ff ff c7 44 24 08 e1 72 28 c0 54 89 24 04 24 e8 89 1c b3 7e fc ff fe 3a 0f e9 ff 0b ff c9 02 d7 c0 ca 2d 0a e9 fe ff ff 97 03 c0 8b 83 May be this log damaged because of UDP [6.] I don't know what cause the kernel panic [7.] [7.2.] cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 2 model name : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz stepping : 5 cpu MHz : 2807.502 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe cid xtpr bogomips : 5537.79 processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 2 model name : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz stepping : 5 cpu MHz : 2807.502 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe cid xtpr bogomips : 5603.32 processor : 2 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 2 model name : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz stepping : 5 cpu MHz : 2807.502 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 3 siblings : 2 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe cid xtpr bogomips : 5603.32 processor : 3 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 2 model name : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz stepping : 5 cpu MHz : 2807.502 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 3 siblings : 2 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe cid xtpr bogomips : 5603.32 [7.3.] cat /proc/modules netconsole 3040 - - Live 0xf8cce000 ipv6 258208 - - Live 0xf8e05000 ipt_TOS 2216 - - Live 0xf8d0c000 iptable_mangle 2536 - - Live 0xf8ca4000 ip_conntrack_ftp 72628 - - Live 0xf8d47000 ip_conntrack_irc 71636 - - Live 0xf8d34000 ipt_LOG 6856 - - Live 0xf8ce7000 ipt_limit 2248 - - Live 0xf8cd0000 ipt_multiport 1736 - - Live 0xf8ca6000 autofs 17096 - - Live 0xf8d0e000 ipt_REJECT 6792 - - Live 0xf8ce4000 ipt_state 1640 - - Live 0xf8cde000 ip_conntrack 47300 - - Live 0xf8d16000 iptable_filter 2632 - - Live 0xf8821000 ip_tables 17120 - - Live 0xf8c94000 e100 34664 - - Live 0xf8cd4000 mii 4744 - - Live 0xf8c91000 ohci1394 35564 - - Live 0xf8c9a000 ieee1394 114680 - - Live 0xf8cea000 sg 38408 - - Live 0xf8c81000 scsi_mod 124780 - - Live 0xf8ca8000 parport_pc 26208 - - Live 0xf8c79000 parport 41544 - - Live 0xf885f000 microcode 7200 - - Live 0xf884e000 loop 15696 - - Live 0xf882b000 thermal 13008 - - Live 0xf8830000 processor 17824 - - Live 0xf8848000 fan 3692 - - Live 0xf8829000 button 6328 - - Live 0xf8802000 battery 9260 - - Live 0xf8825000 ac 4524 - - Live 0xf8805000 ext3 126024 - - Live 0xf886d000 jbd 65760 - - Live 0xf8836000 raid1 16936 - - Live 0xf881b000 [7.4.] cat /proc/ioports 0000-001f : dma1 0020-0021 : pic1 0040-0043 : timer0 0050-0053 : timer1 0060-006f : keyboard 0070-0077 : rtc 0080-008f : dma page reg 00a0-00a1 : pic2 00c0-00df : dma2 00f0-00ff : fpu 0170-0177 : ide1 01f0-01f7 : ide0 0376-0376 : ide1 03c0-03df : vga+ 03f6-03f6 : ide0 0400-047f : 0000:00:1f.0 0400-0403 : PM1a_EVT_BLK 0404-0405 : PM1a_CNT_BLK 0408-040b : PM_TMR 0428-042f : GPE0_BLK 0480-04bf : 0000:00:1f.0 0500-051f : 0000:00:1f.3 0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1 a000-afff : PCI Bus #01 a000-a07f : 0000:01:00.0 b000-b03f : 0000:02:0b.0 b000-b03f : e100 f000-f00f : 0000:00:1f.1 f000-f007 : ide0 f008-f00f : ide1 cat /proc/iomem 00000000-0009f7ff : System RAM 0009f800-0009ffff : reserved 000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area 000c0000-000cffff : Video ROM 000d0000-000d17ff : Adapter ROM 000f0000-000fffff : System ROM 00100000-7fedffff : System RAM 00100000-002c15ac : Kernel code 002c15ad-0038721f : Kernel data 7fee0000-7fee2fff : ACPI Non-volatile Storage 7fee3000-7feeffff : ACPI Tables 7fef0000-7fefffff : reserved 7ff00000-7ff003ff : 0000:00:1f.1 e0000000-efffffff : PCI Bus #01 e0000000-efffffff : 0000:01:00.0 f0000000-f1ffffff : PCI Bus #01 f1000000-f103ffff : 0000:01:00.0 f3000000-f301ffff : 0000:02:0b.0 f3000000-f301ffff : e100 f3020000-f3020fff : 0000:02:0b.0 f3020000-f3020fff : e100 f4000000-f43fffff : 0000:00:00.0 fec00000-ffffffff : reserved [7.5.] /sbin/lspci -vvv 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82875P Memory Controller Hub (rev 02) Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 80f6 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82875P Processor to AGP Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- Reset- FastB2B- 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB/EB/ER Hub interface to PCI Bridge (rev c2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- Reset- FastB2B- 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Bridge (rev 02) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- Region 1: I/O ports at Region 2: I/O ports at Region 3: I/O ports at Region 4: I/O ports at f000 [size=16] Region 5: Memory at 7ff00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller (rev 02) Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc. P4P800 Mainboard Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- [disabled] [size=64K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [50] AGP version 2.0 Status: RQ=15 SBA- 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2,x4 Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate= 02:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 0c) Subsystem: Intel Corp. EtherExpress PRO/100 S Desktop Adapter Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- [disabled] [size=64K] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable+ DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- [7.6.] cat /proc/scsi/scsi Attached devices: Kernel config attached -- Best regards, Roman