One of our servers will panic about once a week with the latest errata kernel 2.4.3-12. I don't know what triggers the problem. I'll attatch the the output vrom /var/log/messages to this report. The server acts as an nfs file server (no other services/user logins). It has REdHAt 7.1 plus all updates installed and an one ide discs (/) plus two identical scsci disct building a software raid. Some hardware info: [root@erebus /root]# cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 5 model name : Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping : 3 cpu MHz : 400.914 cache size : 512 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmovpat pse36 mmx fxsr bogomips : 799.53 [root@erebus /root]# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX Host bridge (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX AGP bridge (rev 03) 00:04.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02) 00:04.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) 00:04.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) 00:04.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02) 00:06.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-2940U2/W / 7890 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139 (rev 10) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage IIC AGP (rev 7a)
Created attachment 22408 [details] kernel panic messages
Is this the enterprise kernel ?
No. The kernel is the standard UP i686 variant.
I also have a problem with the new kernel. My machine is also a NFS server and the problem occured during NFS operation or during scp operations. However, the machine simply freeze, without entry in syslog.
I've just tried the i363 version and I have the same result! I can almost reproduce the error: I just have to nfs-mount something from another machine (with original kernel 2.4.2-2), and the do a 'wc *', and, whith a high probability, my nfs server (with the new kernel) will crash... I hope it helps.
I currently use kernel-2.4.5-10 from rawhide which runs stable.