Re: [patch] af_unix fix for a panic a DoS and a memory leak [Re: [Real fix] Re: Kernel panic: can't

Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Mon, 1 Mar 1999 09:30:22 -0500 (EST)


On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Michael Merhej wrote:

> Here is another error that crashed the machine this morning (this is
> 2.2.2 w/ maxfiles*2 patch)
>
> Which patch(es) should I try? Should I combine both Alexander's and
> Andrea's together? Should I try turning off SMP to verify SMP is the
> problem?

My last variant? Unlikely to help. The fix for backlog stuff (Andrea's)
might change the situation, but I'm really starting to wonder if your
hardware is OK. Try the last variant from Andrea. BTW, could you post your
.config?

> Mar 1 07:09:48 spider kernel: swap_duplicate at cc00: entry 0000cc00,
> unused page
> Mar 1 07:09:48 spider kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry
> 0000cc00)
> Mar 1 07:09:48 spider kernel:
> Mar 1 07:09:48 spider kernel: Out of memory for indexer.
> Mar 1 07:10:01 spider kernel: swap_duplicate at ff00: entry 0000ff00,
> unused page
> Mar 1 07:10:01 spider kernel: swap_free: swap-space map bad (entry
> 0000ff00)
> Mar 1 07:10:01 spider kernel:
> Mar 1 07:10:01 spider kernel: Out of memory for indexer.

Fandango on the core or bad RAM.

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