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From: Dale <dalek1967@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 2008.0 1st reboot: kernel panic...
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:07:25
Message-Id: 488C7303.4040602@bellsouth.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 2008.0 1st reboot: kernel panic... by Jarry
1 Jarry wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 > I finished 1st part of gentoo installation up to "rebooting
4 > the system" (10.d in handbook), so I rebooted, but I get some
5 > kernel panic error. I can not scroll screen back, so I can
6 > put here only messages I can see:
7 >
8 > _________________________________________________
9 > (some registry values I'm too lazy to type)
10 > Call Trace:
11 > [<ffffffff80207819>] calibrate_delay+0xb1/0x388
12 > [<ffffffff80642dde>] smp_callin+0x95/0xdc
13 > [<ffffffff806438e6>] start_secondary+0x18/0x457
14 >
15 > Code: 31 c0 c3 0f 31 89 c1 f3 90 0f 31 29 c8 48 39 f8 72 f5 c3 65
16 > console shuts up ...
17 > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill the idle task!
18 > Stuck ??
19 > Inquiring remote APIC #1...
20 > ... APIC #1 ID: 01000000
21 > ... APIC #1 VERSION: 00040010
22 > ... APIC #1 SPIV: 000000ff
23 > _________________________________________________
24 >
25 > At this point computer stops responding, and all I can
26 > do is to push reset button (it is amd64/x2, 4GB ram,
27 > sata disk/dvd, and I use openvz-sources).
28 > What is going wrong? I do not have any idea and frankly
29 > this is the first time I see "kernel panic" message...
30 >
31 > Jarry
32
33 I'm not sure if this will help or not but this was what I found with google:
34
35 Thomas,
36
37 I have booted many times over the weekend. I've yet to trigger the
38 watchdog. Since I used to see problems
39 in 1 in 3 or 4 boots, I think you fixed the problem with patch below.
40
41 Thanks
42 Ed
43
44 On March 1, 2008, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
45 > On Sat, 1 Mar 2008, Ed Tomlinson wrote:
46 > > Hi,
47 > >
48 > > I have been seeing these since I installed .24 kernels. It does not
49 seem to matter if I change the clocksource from tsc
50 > > to apci_pm. Its happened with all .24 kernels I have tried starting
51 with stock 2.6.24 upto 2.6.24-gentoo-r2 + 2.6.24-3
52 > >
53 > > Ideas?
54 >
55 > Questions first. Is there a particular reason to use idle=poll ?
56 >
57 > Idea: does the patch below help ?
58 >
59 > Thanks,
60 > tglx
61 >
62
63
64 It appears to be something to do with apci and the idle=poll. Whatever
65 that is. I just googled so please don't shoot the messenger. LOL
66
67 Hope that helps.
68
69 Dale
70
71 :-) :-)
72
73 PS. http://readlist.com/lists/vger.kernel.org/linux-kernel/92/460996.html