[SLE] Problems with SuSE 2.2.16 kernel
I noticed the 2.2.16 kernel out on ftp.suse.com and decided to take it for a spin (the EIDE kernel). It booted fine but the system ground to a halt after firing up a few applications. Needless to say, I went back to 2.2.14 immediately. The following is the kernel log from my messages file. At first I thought it was a VMware problem, but if you look at the last two log entries, the problems reoccur when VMware isn't running. Has anybody tried 2.2.16 and experienced similar problems? Jun 26 22:47:58 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 22:47:59 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... Jun 26 22:48:07 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... Jun 26 22:48:14 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 22:48:14 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... Jun 26 22:48:25 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for scanlogd... Jun 26 22:48:25 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 22:49:01 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 22:49:03 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for manpath... Jun 26 22:49:03 major kernel: VM: killing process manpath Jun 26 22:49:11 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 22:49:45 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... Jun 26 22:49:52 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 22:50:02 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 22:50:08 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for deskguide_apple... Jun 26 22:50:08 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for panel... Jun 26 22:50:12 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 22:50:17 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for panel... Jun 26 22:50:17 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for sawfish... Jun 26 22:50:30 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 22:51:09 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 22:51:10 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... Jun 26 22:51:10 major kernel: VM: terminating process vmware Jun 26 23:33:27 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 23:33:27 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... Jun 26 23:33:29 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for X... Jun 26 23:33:29 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for panel... Jun 26 23:33:31 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... Jun 26 23:33:37 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 23:33:38 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... Jun 26 23:33:39 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for nmbd... Jun 26 23:33:41 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... Jun 26 23:33:41 major kernel: VM: terminating process vmware Jun 26 23:33:46 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... Jun 26 23:45:02 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 23:45:08 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... Jun 26 23:45:09 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for X... Jun 26 23:45:12 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 23:45:18 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for nmbd... Jun 26 23:45:18 major kernel: VM: killing process nmbd Jun 26 23:45:22 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for run-crons... Jun 26 23:45:22 major kernel: VM: killing process run-crons Jun 26 23:45:23 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for find... Jun 26 23:45:27 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 26 23:45:37 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for vmware... Jun 26 23:45:37 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for xntpd... Jun 26 23:45:37 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for httpd... Jun 26 23:45:37 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for in.identd... Jun 26 23:45:49 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for gaim_applet... Jun 26 23:45:56 major kernel: VM: killing process gaim_applet Jun 26 23:45:56 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for gnome-name-serv... Jun 26 23:45:56 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for xntpd... Jun 26 23:45:56 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for smbd... Jun 26 23:45:56 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for xntpd... Jun 26 23:45:56 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for httpd... Jun 27 00:00:29 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd... Jun 27 00:00:32 major kernel: VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for gzip... -- John Ross Hunt bigboote@mediaone.net <mailto:bigboote@mediaone.net> -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Hi, On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, John Bigboote wrote:
I noticed the 2.2.16 kernel out on ftp.suse.com and decided to take it for a spin (the EIDE kernel). It booted fine but the system ground to a halt after firing up a few applications. Needless to say, I went back to 2.2.14 immediately. The following is the kernel log from my messages file. At first I thought it was a VMware problem, but if you look at the last two log entries, the problems reoccur when VMware isn't running. Has anybody tried 2.2.16 and experienced similar problems?
[SNIP] We apologize for the trouble. Shit happens - the memory management seems to be a bit too "agressive" when killing processes in an OOM (out of memory) situation. We are currently preparing new packages to fix this. The attached patch will solve this problem. You can apply it to the kernel sources from lx_suse by changing into /usr/src/linux and running the following command: patch -p1 < /path/to/vm-fix.dif Also please note, that you need to update package "devs" as well, if you use USB, some of the device nodes below /dev/ have changed as well. Sorry again, there will be a new announcement as soon as the images have been updated. Bye, LenZ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH mailto:grimmer@suse.de Schanzaeckerstr. 10 http://www.suse.de/~grimmer/ 90443 Nuernberg, Germany You always swat where he's not, or if he is aha! a spot. <HR> <UL> <LI>TEXT/PLAIN attachment: vm-fix.dif </UL> N§²æìržzǧué[h²ë )îÅ맲æìržzˬyÊ&ÚuØÚÊ&©Ý²Ç§ué[h²ë )îÅè^.±ç([(rØ^¶m§ÿðà .±ç(ô®Š+·ðèïÅ <!-- body="end" --> <HR> <HR> <SMALL> This archive was generated by hypermail 2a23 : Wed Jun 28 2000 - 05:43:04 PDT</EM> </EM> </SMALL> </BODY> </HTML>
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