i've got a log entry for one of the oops-es: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00100108 printing eip: c025e142 *pde = 00000000 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT Modules linked in: pcnet32 CPU: 0 EIP: 0060:[<c025e142>] Not tainted VLI EFLAGS: 00010213 (2.6.12.5) EIP is at __origin_write+0x62/0x230 eax: 001000e0 ebx: c59a9c60 ecx: c7c915c0 edx: ffff0001 esi: 001000e0 edi: c568a7cc ebp: 00000000 esp: c7189cd0 ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068 Process kjournald (pid: 991, threadinfo=c7188000 task=c7c915c0) Stack: c70b6580 c7189d04 00000001 c7189cf4 00000000 c025dbc0 c7c5fe3c c48b4cec 00000000 c6285460 00001340 00000010 c61b6b40 c5f0c220 00002be0 00000010 c1bca9e0 c037ae7c 00000001 c32e9aec c7189da4 c025e357 c568a7cc c1bca560 Call Trace: [<c025dbc0>] copy_callback+0x0/0x50 [<c025e357>] do_origin+0x47/0x70 [<c0251449>] __map_bio+0x49/0x120 [<c02518c1>] __clone_and_map+0x2a1/0x2b0 [<c0127470>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x60 [<c0251978>] __split_bio+0xa8/0x130 [<c0251a6e>] dm_request+0x6e/0xa0 [<c0205c67>] generic_make_request+0x147/0x1e0 [<c0127470>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x60 [<c0127470>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x60 [<c0127470>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x60 [<c0205d62>] submit_bio+0x62/0x100 [<c0153c44>] bio_alloc_bioset+0xe4/0x1c0 [<c0153d40>] bio_alloc+0x20/0x30 [<c0153572>] submit_bh+0xd2/0x120 [<c01c2371>] journal_commit_transaction+0xd51/0x1220 [<c01048be>] do_IRQ+0x1e/0x30 [<c02b51c7>] schedule+0x347/0x5e0 [<c01c4ab6>] kjournald+0xd6/0x250 [<c0127470>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x60 [<c0127470>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x60 [<c01029ae>] ret_from_fork+0x6/0x14 [<c01c49c0>] commit_timeout+0x0/0x10 [<c01c49e0>] kjournald+0x0/0x250 [<c0100c31>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x14 Code: 85 d2 0f 85 46 01 00 00 8b 53 18 8d 42 e8 89 c3 8b 40 18 0f 18 00 90 39 fa 75 e2 8b 44 24 1c 85 c0 0f 84 fc 00 00 00 8b 74 24 1c <8b> 46 28 ba 01 00 ff ff 0f c1 10 85 d2 0f 85 2e 05 00 00 85 ed at this point the system still works but i cannot do reading/writing on that mounted partition. looks like ext3's journal has some problems with the snapshots? i did a restart, i removed, then recreated the two snapshots, did some reading/writing, then another oops popped up: Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000 Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: printing eip: Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: c025e196 Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: *pde = 00000000 Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: Oops: 0002 [#1] Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: PREEMPT Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: Modules linked in: pcnet32 Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: CPU: 0 Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: EIP: 0060:[<c025e196>] Not tainted VLI Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: EFLAGS: 00010246 (2.6.12.5) Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: EIP is at __origin_write+0xb6/0x230 Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: eax: 00000000 ebx: c583c0e0 ecx: c7fc2560 edx: 0000ffff Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: esi: c57a9b0c edi: c507498c ebp: 00000000 esp: c7fe5b14 Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068 Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: Process pdflush (pid: 8, threadinfo=c7fe4000 task=c7 fc2560) Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: Stack: c4c796a0 c7fe5b48 00000001 c7fe5b38 00000000 c025dbc0 c57a9b0c c7c5f1dc Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: 00000000 c5332dc0 000009e0 00000010 c50ed330 c7ee0520 000044e0 00000010 Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: c73e8620 c037ae7c 00000001 c51a4dbc c7fe5be8 c025e357 c507498c c73e85c0 Aug 16 10:32:21 fc2 kernel: Call Trace: Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c025dbc0>] copy_callback+0x0/0x50 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c025e357>] do_origin+0x47/0x70 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0251449>] __map_bio+0x49/0x120 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c02518c1>] __clone_and_map+0x2a1/0x2b0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0127470>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x60 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0251978>] __split_bio+0xa8/0x130 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0251a6e>] dm_request+0x6e/0xa0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0205c67>] generic_make_request+0x147/0x1e0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0127470>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x60 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 last message repeated 2 times Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0205d62>] submit_bio+0x62/0x100 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0153c44>] bio_alloc_bioset+0xe4/0x1c0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0153d40>] bio_alloc+0x20/0x30 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0153572>] submit_bh+0xd2/0x120 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0151c90>] __block_write_full_page+0x150/0x320 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c01533dd>] block_write_full_page+0xcd/0x100 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c01b2620>] ext3_get_block+0x0/0xa0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c01b3292>] ext3_ordered_writepage+0xd2/0x1c0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c01b2620>] ext3_get_block+0x0/0xa0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c01b3180>] bget_one+0x0/0x10 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0173842>] mpage_writepages+0x262/0x3e0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c01b31c0>] ext3_ordered_writepage+0x0/0x1c0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c013739d>] do_writepages+0x3d/0x50 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0171d61>] __sync_single_inode+0x71/0x210 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0171f67>] __writeback_single_inode+0x67/0x150 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0251b70>] dm_any_congested+0x30/0x60 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0253e8d>] dm_table_any_congested+0x5d/0x60 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0251b70>] dm_any_congested+0x30/0x60 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c01721e7>] sync_sb_inodes+0x197/0x2a0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c01723c4>] writeback_inodes+0xd4/0xf0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0137053>] background_writeout+0x73/0xc0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0137afb>] __pdflush+0xbb/0x1a0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0137be0>] pdflush+0x0/0x30 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0137c08>] pdflush+0x28/0x30 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0136fe0>] background_writeout+0x0/0xc0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0137be0>] pdflush+0x0/0x30 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0126fa5>] kthread+0xa5/0xb0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0126f00>] kthread+0x0/0xb0 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: [<c0100c31>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x14 Aug 16 10:32:22 fc2 kernel: Code: c0 0f 84 e7 00 00 00 89 48 04 8b 4c 24 5c 89 4 a 04 8b 46 2c 85 c0 0f 85 bf 00 00 00 c7 46 2c 01 00 00 00 8b 46 28 ba ff ff 00 00 <0f> c1 10 0f 85 f0 04 00 00 8b 5e 28 8b 43 10 8b 48 10 8b 41 04 after this the same thing... i cannot read nor write to the partition, and eventually have to reboot. (now there's a little detail i didn't mention... this "computer" i'm testing on is in a vmware installed fedora core 2. but i don't think that could be a problem. or could it?) Imre Gergely wrote: > mmm, i forgot: > > [root@fc2 root]# uname -r > 2.6.12.5 > > lvm> version > LVM version: 2.01.13-cvs (2005-06-14) > Library version: 1.01.01 (2005-03-29) > Driver version: 4.4.0 > > > Imre Gergely wrote: > >>hi >> >>i tried to create 2 snapshots of a LV, and i got in trouble ;) with one >>snapshot there are apparently no problems, with two the kernel gives me >>random oops-es and hangs. first, i tried with the root LV, then i tried >>with a simple partition, the result were the same. i created the two >>snapshots, after that i did a vgdisplay, there was everything alright, i >>mounted the origin LV, i copied some files, i watched the percentage >>increasing on the snapshots, then i did a 'ls -la' on the mounted >>directory and then the kernel said bye-bye... i don't see any kernel >>panic, just the usual register and memory dump, and the hang. >> >>any ideas? don't tell me i cannot have more than one snapshot on one >>given LV. >> >>thx. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>linux-lvm mailing list >>linux-lvm@redhat.com >>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm >>read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ >> > > _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/