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Description of problem:
I have three of these, 2 with kernel 2.6.3-2.1.246 and 1 with
kernel-2.6.3-2.1.253:

Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffffd02c
printing eip:
c01994ab
*pde = 0003c067
Oops: 0000 [#2]
CPU:    0
EIP:    0060:[<c01994ab>]    Not tainted
EFLAGS: 00210282   (2.6.3-2.1.253)
EIP is at elf_core_dump+0x223/0xa46
eax: c3718080   ebx: 00000000   ecx: 00000004   edx: c1d0c000
esi: c02e3837   edi: c7f3b364   ebp: cb5d88e4   esp: c1d0cda8
ds: 007b   es: 007b   ss: 0068
Process sawfish (pid: 2428, threadinfo=c1d0c000 task=c3718080)
Stack: cda7959c 00000000 c1d0ce20 c018fbe1 c1d0c000 c2f2fac0 c8420f3c
c0094794
c8c24a50 c7f3b364 00000000 c2f2fac0 c8420f3c c8c24a50 cb5d88e4 c0094794
00000000 061a8000 00000000 c1d0ce20 cda79660 c01899c1 00000000 cc82527c
Call Trace:
[<c018fbe1>] __mark_inode_dirty+0x21/0x1a5
[<c01899c1>] notify_change+0x1c9/0x1d4
[<c0167190>] do_truncate+0x4f/0x6b
[<c01775af>] do_coredump+0x22a/0x2ee
[<c0131faa>] __dequeue_signal+0xec/0x152
[<c0132004>] __dequeue_signal+0x146/0x152
[<c013203d>] dequeue_signal+0x2d/0x54
[<c0134d7b>] get_signal_to_deliver+0x772/0x860
[<c010db21>] do_signal+0x4e/0xbb
[<c010dbb5>] do_notify_resume+0x27/0x36
[<c02ce82e>] work_notifysig+0x13/0x15

Code: 0f b7 15 2c d0 ff ff 8b 40 68 89 54 24 50 8b 50 24 01 54 24

The program was sawfish twice and xpdf once. The addresses were
different, but the backtraces were otherwise identical.

Notice that I am running the i586 kernel on a Via C3.




Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.3-2.1.253

How reproducible:
Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
If it is interesting enough I can write a program that segfaults and
see if that causes the problem every time.

Additional info:

/proc/cpuinfo:
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : CentaurHauls
cpu family      : 6
model           : 7
model name      : VIA Samuel 2
stepping        : 3
cpu MHz         : 798.208
cache size      : 64 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 1
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu de tsc msr cx8 mtrr pge mmx 3dnow
bogomips        : 788.48

I have seen a few sudden kernel halts with the same two kernel
versions. No reaction to SysRq. I am not sure they are related.