I had Next 09 booted on a powerpc box and was compiling a kernel. That's when i ran into this oops. Unable to handle kernel paging request for data at address 0x00000010. Faulting instruction address: 0xc0000000002ee1b0................... 0:mon> e cpu 0x0: Vector: 300 (Data Access) at [c0000000d6cf63c0] pc: c0000000002ee1b0: .rb_erase+0x16c/0x3b4 lr: c0000000002e14d0: .cfq_prio_tree_add+0x58/0x120 sp: c0000000d6cf6640 msr: 8000000000009032 dar: 10 dsisr: 40000000 current = 0xc0000000fbdf5880 paca = 0xc000000000a92300 pid = 1867, comm = ld 0:mon> t [c0000000d6cf66d0] c0000000002e14d0 .cfq_prio_tree_add+0x58/0x120 [c0000000d6cf6770] c0000000002e16c8 .__cfq_slice_expired+0xc8/0x11c [c0000000d6cf6800] c0000000002e3920 .cfq_insert_request+0x374/0x3f4 [c0000000d6cf68a0] c0000000002cf448 .elv_insert+0x234/0x348 [c0000000d6cf6940] c0000000002d3348 .__make_request+0x514/0x5b0 [c0000000d6cf6a00] c0000000002d1348 .generic_make_request+0x430/0x4c8 [c0000000d6cf6b30] c0000000002d14dc .submit_bio+0xfc/0x124 [c0000000d6cf6bf0] c000000000156998 .submit_bh+0x14c/0x198 [c0000000d6cf6c80] c00000000015ba78 .block_read_full_page+0x394/0x40c [c0000000d6cf7180] c000000000163080 .do_mpage_readpage+0x680/0x688 [c0000000d6cf7690] c000000000163200 .mpage_readpages+0x104/0x190 [c0000000d6cf77f0] c0000000001e2aac .ext3_readpages+0x28/0x40 [c0000000d6cf7870] c0000000000ebd20 .__do_page_cache_readahead+0x180/0x278 [c0000000d6cf7960] c0000000000ec16c .ondemand_readahead+0x1ac/0x1d8 [c0000000d6cf7a00] c0000000000e1f28 .generic_file_aio_read+0x260/0x6b0 [c0000000d6cf7b40] c000000000129f74 .do_sync_read+0xcc/0x130 [c0000000d6cf7ce0] c00000000012af44 .vfs_read+0xd0/0x1bc [c0000000d6cf7d80] c00000000012b138 .SyS_read+0x58/0xa0 [c0000000d6cf7e30] c0000000000084ac syscall_exit+0x0/0x40 --- Exception: c01 (System Call) at 000004000050a854 SP (fffd455e850) is in userspace 0:mon> di %pc c0000000002ee1b0 e95f0010 ld r10,16(r31) c0000000002ee1b4 7faa4000 cmpd cr7,r10,r8 c0000000002ee1b8 409e00ec bne cr7,c0000000002ee2a4 # .rb_erase+0x260/0x3b4 c0000000002ee1bc e95f0008 ld r10,8(r31) c0000000002ee1c0 e80a0000 ld r0,0(r10) c0000000002ee1c4 780907e1 clrldi. r9,r0,63 c0000000002ee1c8 40820028 bne c0000000002ee1f0 # .rb_erase+0x1ac/0x3b4 c0000000002ee1cc 60000001 ori r0,r0,1 c0000000002ee1d0 7fe3fb78 mr r3,r31 c0000000002ee1d4 7fa4eb78 mr r4,r29 c0000000002ee1d8 f80a0000 std r0,0(r10) c0000000002ee1dc e81f0000 ld r0,0(r31) c0000000002ee1e0 780007a4 rldicr r0,r0,0,62 c0000000002ee1e4 f81f0000 std r0,0(r31) c0000000002ee1e8 4bfffbfd bl c0000000002edde4 # .__rb_rotate_left+0x0/0x7c c0000000002ee1ec e95f0008 ld r10,8(r31) 0:mon> di %ld invalid register name '%ld' c0000000002ee1f0 e96a0010 ld r11,16(r10) c0000000002ee1f4 2fab0000 cmpdi cr7,r11,0 c0000000002ee1f8 419e0010 beq cr7,c0000000002ee208 # .rb_erase+0x1c4/0x3b4 c0000000002ee1fc e80b0000 ld r0,0(r11) c0000000002ee200 780907e1 clrldi. r9,r0,63 c0000000002ee204 4182001c beq c0000000002ee220 # .rb_erase+0x1dc/0x3b4 c0000000002ee208 e92a0008 ld r9,8(r10) c0000000002ee20c 2fa90000 cmpdi cr7,r9,0 c0000000002ee210 419e00f4 beq cr7,c0000000002ee304 # .rb_erase+0x2c0/0x3b4 c0000000002ee214 e8090000 ld r0,0(r9) c0000000002ee218 780907e1 clrldi. r9,r0,63 c0000000002ee21c 408200e8 bne c0000000002ee304 # .rb_erase+0x2c0/0x3b4 c0000000002ee220 e92a0008 ld r9,8(r10) c0000000002ee224 2fa90000 cmpdi cr7,r9,0 c0000000002ee228 419e0010 beq cr7,c0000000002ee238 # .rb_erase+0x1f4/0x3b4 c0000000002ee22c e8090000 ld r0,0(r9) 0:mon> R00 = c0000000fbc07330 R16 = c0000000006d2c92 R01 = c0000000d6cf6640 R17 = 0000000000000000 R02 = c0000000009986e8 R18 = 0000000000000004 R03 = c0000000f93620b0 R19 = c0000000d6cf6a90 R04 = c0000000fb8af038 R20 = c0000000d6cf6a70 R05 = fffffffffffffff0 R21 = 0000000000800000 R06 = 0000000000000001 R22 = 0000000004334ff2 R07 = c0000000f936a210 R23 = 0000000000800005 R08 = c0000000f936a210 R24 = c0000000fbaf0000 R09 = 0000000000000001 R25 = 0000000000000000 R10 = c0000000fbc09130 R26 = c0000000fbb0e490 R11 = 0000000000000000 R27 = c0000000fb8af000 R12 = c0000000dd7e3800 R28 = c0000000fb8af038 R13 = c000000000a92300 R29 = c0000000fb8af038 R14 = 0000000000010000 R30 = c000000000923360 R15 = 0000000000000001 R31 = 0000000000000000 pc = c0000000002ee1b0 .rb_erase+0x16c/0x3b4 lr = c0000000002e14d0 .cfq_prio_tree_add+0x58/0x120 msr = 8000000000009032 cr = 44004448 ctr = c0000000002e35ac xer = 0000000000000001 trap = 300 dar = 0000000000000010 dsisr = 40000000 On subsequent reboots, i observed similar oops during bootup. I have attached the oops message here. Let me know if i can provide any other information. Thanks -Sachin -- --------------------------------- Sachin Sant IBM Linux Technology Center India Systems and Technology Labs Bangalore, India ---------------------------------
Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1] SMP NR_CPUS=1024 NUMA pSeries Modules linked in: ipv6(F) fuse(F) loop(F) dm_mod(F) ehea(F) NIP: c0000000002ee1b0 LR: c0000000002e14d0 CTR: c0000000002e35ac REGS: c0000000f20d2940 TRAP: 0300 Tainted: GF (2.6.30-rc1-next-20090409) MSR: 8000000000009032 <EE,ME,IR,DR> CR: 44024448 XER: 00000001 DAR: 0000000000000010, DSISR: 0000000040000000 TASK = c0000000f9346a00[3684] 'sh' THREAD: c0000000f20d0000 CPU: 1 GPR00: c0000000f941f030 c0000000f20d2bc0 c0000000009986e8 c0000000fbe91c50 GPR04: c0000000fb8af038 fffffffffffffff0 0000000000000001 c0000000f941edb0 GPR08: c0000000f941edb0 0000000000000001 c0000000fbb3cb50 0000000000000000 GPR12: c0000000f975ed00 c000000000a92500 c0000000f20d0080 c0000000f20d34c0 GPR16: c0000000006d2c92 0000000000000000 0000000000000004 c0000000f20d3010 GPR20: c0000000f20d2ff0 0000000000800000 0000000002c8bc82 0000000000800005 GPR24: c0000000fbaf0000 0000000000000000 c0000000f98ef010 c0000000fb8af000 GPR28: c0000000fb8af038 c0000000fb8af038 c000000000923360 0000000000000000 NIP [c0000000002ee1b0] .rb_erase+0x16c/0x3b4 LR [c0000000002e14d0] .cfq_prio_tree_add+0x58/0x120 Call Trace: [c0000000f20d2bc0] [c0000000002e1450] .cfq_service_tree_add+0x23c/0x264 (unreliable) [c0000000f20d2c50] [c0000000002e14d0] .cfq_prio_tree_add+0x58/0x120 [c0000000f20d2cf0] [c0000000002e16c8] .__cfq_slice_expired+0xc8/0x11c [c0000000f20d2d80] [c0000000002e3920] .cfq_insert_request+0x374/0x3f4 [c0000000f20d2e20] [c0000000002cf448] .elv_insert+0x234/0x348 [c0000000f20d2ec0] [c0000000002d3348] .__make_request+0x514/0x5b0 [c0000000f20d2f80] [c0000000002d1348] .generic_make_request+0x430/0x4c8 [c0000000f20d30b0] [c0000000002d14dc] .submit_bio+0xfc/0x124 [c0000000f20d3170] [c000000000156998] .submit_bh+0x14c/0x198 [c0000000f20d3200] [c000000000158814] .bh_submit_read+0x70/0xd0 [c0000000f20d3290] [c0000000001dbf6c] .read_block_bitmap+0xb8/0x238 [c0000000f20d3330] [c0000000001dc2d4] .ext3_free_blocks_sb+0x178/0x5e4 [c0000000f20d3450] [c0000000001dc780] .ext3_free_blocks+0x40/0xe4 [c0000000f20d34e0] [c0000000001e3e70] .ext3_clear_blocks+0x1d8/0x21c [c0000000f20d35a0] [c0000000001e3fcc] .ext3_free_data+0x118/0x190 [c0000000f20d3650] [c0000000001e49c0] .ext3_truncate+0x670/0xa80 [c0000000f20d37b0] [c0000000000fda70] .vmtruncate+0xf0/0x134 [c0000000f20d3850] [c0000000001457c0] .inode_setattr+0x44/0x180 [c0000000f20d38f0] [c0000000001e15e8] .ext3_setattr+0x1ec/0x298 [c0000000f20d39a0] [c000000000145afc] .notify_change+0x200/0x3dc [c0000000f20d3a60] [c00000000012905c] .do_truncate+0x84/0xbc [c0000000f20d3b40] [c000000000137630] .may_open+0x1fc/0x2f4 [c0000000f20d3be0] [c00000000013a5c4] .do_filp_open+0x400/0x95c [c0000000f20d3d80] [c000000000127e68] .do_sys_open+0x80/0x140 [c0000000f20d3e30] [c0000000000084ac] syscall_exit+0x0/0x40 Instruction dump: e8090010 7fa01800 409e000c f9090010 48000010 f9090008 48000008 f91d0000 2f860001 7cff3b78 409e0238 48000200 <e95f0010> 7faa4000 409e00ec e95f0008
