Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2234 mails)

[jim.sabatke@xxxxxxxxxx (Jim Sabatke)]

Maybe this has been addressed in 2.2.3.  There is a patch for inode
freelists at:
http://www.kernelnotes.org/v22patch/patch-2.2.3/linux_include_linux_mm.h.html

And another from a later kernal 2.2.4 from Mr. Torvalds himself:
http://www.uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/9903.3/0110.html

The last message raises an interesting question.  I have egcs
installed.  How about the others that have had this problem?

Jim S.
Jim Sabatke wrote:
> 
> Freelists show up in a number of places (Oracle, UNIX, etc).  They are
> (almost?) always a reserved list of memory pages.  The idea is that you
> want to reserve a list(s) of blocks of memory for processes.  This
> provides a buffer of memory that, when exhausted, must be satisfied by
> taking memory from other processes.  This is a simplistic explaination;
> if you would like more info, please ask.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim S.
> 
> Les Hedrington wrote:
> >
> > Dohhhh
> >
> > What are freelists.
> >
> > Thanks:-)
> >
> > Les C. Hedrington
> > Functional Analyst
> > PAWS2000 Merchandising Team
> > PETsMART Inc.
> > *       www.petsmart.com.
> > *       lhedrin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > *       Office: 602-587-2790
> > *       Faxing: 602-587-6512
> >
> > |))> -----Original Message-----
> > |))> From: Jim Sabatke [mailto:jim.sabatke@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > |))> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 10:31 AM
> > |))> To: Les Hedrington
> > |))> Cc: suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx
> > |))> Subject: Re: [SLE] YaST problems
> > |))>
> > |))>
> > |))> OK, I tried to re-install.  The packages puked after 9
> > |))> (localdb).  Same
> > |))> error, out of freelists.  Now everytime I boot, Linux thinks that
> > I
> > |))> haven't completed the install, loads YaST and makes me answer 20
> > |))> questions to get out.  I don't mind that much, but my wife
> > |))> will go nuts.
> > |))>
> > |))> In my experience with other systems (HP-UX, AIX),
> > |))> freelists are a kernal
> > |))> resource setting.  Could there be a problem with the
> > |))> number of freelists
> > |))> available?
> > |))>
> > |))> Thanks,
> > |))>
> > |))> Jim
> > |))>
> > |))> Les Hedrington wrote:
> > |))> >
> > |))> > I had a similar problem with my installation.  The
> > |))> package that it
> > |))> > stopped on was "craft"  It seems that I had to restart the
> > |))> > installation.
> > |))> >
> > |))> > Thanks:-)
> > |))> >
> > |))> > Les C. Hedrington
> > |))> > Functional Analyst
> > |))> > PAWS2000 Merchandising Team
> > |))> > PETsMART Inc.
> > |))> > *       www.petsmart.com.
> > |))> > *       lhedrin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > |))> > *       Office: 602-587-2790
> > |))> > *       Faxing: 602-587-6512
> > |))> >
> > |))> > |))> -----Original Message-----
> > |))> > |))> From: Jim Sabatke [mailto:jim.sabatke@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > |))> > |))> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 6:07 PM
> > |))> > |))> Cc: suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx
> > |))> > |))> Subject: [SLE] YaST problems
> > |))> > |))>
> > |))> > |))>
> > |))> > |))> Just about finished installing 6.2 (from 6.1).
> > |))> Near the end of
> > |))> > the
> > |))> > |))> install, YaST stopped installing packages.  The
> > |))> first package
> > |))> > this
> > |))> > |))> happened with was "pixmaps".
> > |))> > |))>
> > |))> > |))> An error message was displayed "free list corrupt."
> > |))> > |))>
> > |))> > |))> Then I de-selected pixmaps for install.  The next package
> > |))> > |))> was "susewm".
> > |))> > |))> Guess what?  Same problem.
> > |))> > |))>
> > |))> > |))> A window pops up telling me to look for
> > |))> dependencies.  I don't
> > |))> > see
> > |))> > |))> anything that looks bad.  Anyway, what would "pixmaps"
> > |))> > |))> need?  I think
> > |))> > |))> that is just a set of icons.
> > |))> > |))>
> > |))> > |))> BTW, "kpackage" seems to install RPMs just fine.
> > |))> > |))>
> > |))> > |))> Any ideas?
> > |))> > |))>
> > |))> > |))> Thanks,
> > |))> > |))>
> > |))> > |))> Jim Sabatke
> > |))> > |))>
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