Actually, it's 5.9.0, since I can't get to 5.9.1 - yet. After loading the ibmtr.o module, the user gets to watch the screen fill up with the following alternating messages : tr0: out of memory. frame dropped. kmem_alloc: bad slab magic (corrupt) (name=size-128) At this point, the system is unusable. You cannot access the console, and you cannot three-finger-salute the system. This didn't happen under 5.2 with the 2.0.x kernel series on the same system. Since I never put 2.2.x on 5.2, I don't know if it'll happen in that case. I do know that this will be a problem.
We believe this was a kernel bug, please test with a 2.2.4 or higher kernel and report back whether or not this fixes your problem.
OK, I've upgraded to a 2.2.5, and I'm seeing the same thing. Although I'm not sure if the 2.2.5 modules are being used. I'll reinstall and try again.
CC Alan so that he can follow the bug ------- Email Received From Alan Cox <alan> 04/09/99 22:15 -------
Is the kernel update for RH 6.0 (2.2.5-22) fixing the problem? reopen if not.
Haven't heard any complaints from my IBM people, so I'm closing the bug.