Description of problem: The problem is in sched_slice() called by sys_sched_rr_get_interval(): time_slice = NS_TO_JIFFIES(sched_slice(cfs_rq_of(se), se)); sched_slice() will use 'cfs_rq->load.weight' as the base for a division, which is zero for process 1. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Linux kernel 2.6.24 up to 2.6.25.2. Additional info: This issue not present on RHEL kernels (sched_slice first appeared in 2.6.24). Filling only against the Fedora kernels. The problem itself was fixed by Ingo with this commit (I think): http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=6a6029b8cefe0ca7e82f27f3904dbedba3de4e06 by using a different function on March 15. (2.6.25 rc phase sometime) The code was changed back (and so broken again) to a version of the old version 6 weeks later by Peter in http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=ac884dec6d4a7df252150af875cffddf8f1d9c15 and fixed afterwards in: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=8f1bc385cfbab474db6c27b5af1e439614f3025c on a April 19 merge by Linus. (2.6.26 merge window) Proposed upstream patch: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=6a6029b8cefe0ca7e82f27f3904dbedba3de4e06
This was addressed via: MRG: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html