Bug 190134

Summary: Anconda Uses 98% Memory and Crashes
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Reporter: Andrew Martin <andrew_l_martin>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Mike McLean <mikem>
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Version: 4.0CC: tao
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The anaconda dump file
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Output of dmesg from HP XW9300 using RHEL4 U2 none

Description Andrew Martin 2006-04-27 21:23:32 UTC 
Description of problem:
After the disk partition, anaconda starts using 9.7% of the CPU and memory 
usage starts climbing.  It never stops using ~9.7% and the memory continues to 
climb until it uses all of it and crashes.  This only occurs with RHEL 4 U3.  
RHEL4 U2 works fine.  I use a kickstart file with both and change only the nfs 
directory where the .iso files are stored.  I'm attaching the dmesg output 
from using RHEL4 U2.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
I've tried it on two different HP XW9300 machines and it happens on both 
everytime.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot off of CD pointing to kickstart file.
2. Wait for crash.
3.
  
Actual results:
I'm attaching the dump file.  It looks like it will only allow one attachment 
from this page of which my dmesg output is first.  I'm guessing I'll be able 
to attach more files after hitting the "Commit" button. 

Expected results:


Additional info:
Comment 1 Andrew Martin 2006-04-27 21:26:47 UTC 
Created attachment 128320 [details]
The anaconda dump file
Comment 2 Andrew Martin 2006-04-27 21:29:27 UTC 
Created attachment 128321 [details]
Output of dmesg from HP XW9300 using RHEL4 U2

I doesn't look like the attachment worked the first time.  Here it is again.
Comment 3 Jeremy Katz 2006-05-01 19:38:37 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 183930 ***