Bug 65385 - aic7xxx cause kernel to panic under heavy swap
Summary: aic7xxx cause kernel to panic under heavy swap
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: kernel
Version: 7.1
Hardware: i686
OS: Linux
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high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Arjan van de Ven
QA Contact: Brian Brock
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-05-22 23:26 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2008-08-01 16:22 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2004-09-30 15:39:37 UTC
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Description Need Real Name 2002-05-22 23:26:25 UTC 
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Description of problem:
aic7xxx SCSI driver cause kernel to panic under heavy swap.

Here is the warning messages I got on console after the machine crash.

scsi0: Temporary Resource Shortage
Kernel panic: running device on run list


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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run a lot of memory-hungry EDA tools on Redhat 7.1
2. When memory goes low and results heavy swap activity. System crash
3. To will get the warning message on console.
	

Actual Results:  scsi0: Temporary Resource Shortage
Kernel panic: running device on run list

System hang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Expected Results:  The kernel should not panic!

Additional info:
Comment 1 Bugzilla owner 2004-09-30 15:39:37 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. However, Red Hat no longer maintains this version of
the product. Please upgrade to the latest version and open a new bug if the problem
persists.

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