From: "Martin Bene" <mb-lists01@sime.com>
To: "Ryan Barnett" <rbarnett@usc.edu>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: AW: Got "VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for xyz" in 2.2.18pre27
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 09:23:37 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <NEBBJLJOCDIPKEENFGGCIEOJGGAA.mb-lists01@sime.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0012100943380.19986-100000@aludra.usc.edu>
Hi Ryan,
> This is notice that the do_try_to_free_pages bug is still present in the
> latest 2.2 kernel, 2.2.18pre27.
>
> VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kjournald...
> VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kjournald...
> VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kjournald...
>
> The error also occurs for other processes running on the system. This was
> a test with ext3.
>
> The bug triggers when the system is really hammered (high system, network,
> and disk load), and requires a reboot to recover.
In case you haven't done so after trying 2.2.18pre27 and finding the VM bug
still present: grab and apply andreas VM-global patch, it should fix the
problem.
ftp://ftp.us.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/andrea/patches/v2.2/2.2.18pr
e25/VM-global-2.2.18pre25-7.bz2
Bye, Martin
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2000-12-10 17:50 Ryan Barnett
2000-12-10 18:35 ` Alan Cox
2000-12-11 8:23 ` Martin Bene [this message]
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