Description of problem: could not ssh to machine, could not get local terminal on machine, had to reboot. error log showed this occurring shortly after an instance of bug 184470. Both events from /var/log/messages are included in attachment to this ticket. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.16-1.2069_FC4 How reproducible: unknown
Created attachment 127651 [details] snip from /var/log/messages
This is from some extra debugging that's added to both the -mm kernels, and Fedora kernels. It triggers every so often, though we aren't entirely sure why. These checks are "this should never happen" scenarios, so something is seriously wrong somewhere. I've just starting compiling a test kernel, which has all the latest updates, and also expands on this debugging check a little, so we get some extra information. When it's done building, 2.6.16-1.2113_FC4 will be at http://people.redhat.com/davej/kernels/Fedora/FC4 If it triggers again, you'll get some slightly different messages, please report them if you notice them. Thanks.
[This comment added as part of a mass-update to all open FC4 kernel bugs] FC4 has now transitioned to the Fedora legacy project, which will continue to release security related updates for the kernel. As this bug is not security related, it is unlikely to be fixed in an update for FC4, and has been migrated to FC5. Please retest with Fedora Core 5. Thank you.
A new kernel update has been released (Version: 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5) based upon a new upstream kernel release. Please retest against this new kernel, as a large number of patches go into each upstream release, possibly including changes that may address this problem. This bug has been placed in NEEDINFO state. Due to the large volume of inactive bugs in bugzilla, if this bug is still in this state in two weeks time, it will be closed. Should this bug still be relevant after this period, the reporter can reopen the bug at any time. Any other users on the Cc: list of this bug can request that the bug be reopened by adding a comment to the bug. In the last few updates, some users upgrading from FC4->FC5 have reported that installing a kernel update has left their systems unbootable. If you have been affected by this problem please check you only have one version of device-mapper & lvm2 installed. See bug 207474 for further details. If this bug is a problem preventing you from installing the release this version is filed against, please see bug 169613. If this bug has been fixed, but you are now experiencing a different problem, please file a separate bug for the new problem. Thank you.
(this is a mass-close to kernel bugs in NEEDINFO state) As indicated previously there has been no update on the progress of this bug therefore I am closing it as INSUFFICIENT_DATA. Please re-open if the issue still occurs for you and I will try to assist in its resolution. Thank you for taking the time to report the initial bug. If you believe that this bug was closed in error, please feel free to reopen this bug.