Hardware: Motherboard: Tyan S2850 Tomcat K8S On board video: ATI RAGE XL PCI w/ 8MB video RAM On board network: dual Broadcom BCM5705 Gigabit Ethernet RAM: 1GB Processor: Opteron 146 HD: Maxtor 80GB 7200 RPM IDE ULTRA ATA133 Running FC1: 2.4.22-1.2188.nptl (x86_64) I'm getting crash messages and I was wondering if someone could tell me the cause? The system doesn't hang, but I'm worried. It seems to have happened twice last night. The following was generated in the terminal windows (logged in under GNOME). Message from syslogd@localhost at Wed May 12 23:27:04 2004 ... localhost kernel: Oops: 0000 Message from syslogd@localhost at Wed May 12 23:27:04 2004 ... localhost kernel: RIP [<ffffffff80284890>]{strlen+0} RSP <000001002e6d37e0> Message from syslogd@localhost at Wed May 12 23:27:04 2004 ... localhost kernel: CR2: 0000000000000000 Message from syslogd@localhost at Thu May 13 03:47:51 2004 ... localhost kernel: Oops: 0000 Message from syslogd@localhost at Thu May 13 03:47:51 2004 ... localhost kernel: RIP [<ffffffff80284890>]{strlen+0} RSP <000001002359b7e0> Message from syslogd@localhost at Thu May 13 03:47:51 2004 ... localhost kernel: CR2: 0000000000000000 I have atteched /var/log/messages from this time period. Are the "hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24" lines cause for concern? I also have to core files that are only 64 bytes in the home directory of the account that was logged in. How can I tell what is causing the problem? TIA, Pete
May 12 21:55:38 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 192.168.0.223 port 67 May 12 21:55:38 localhost dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.0.223 May 12 21:55:58 localhost kernel: hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24 May 12 21:56:08 localhost kernel: hda: DMA interrupt recovery May 12 21:56:08 localhost kernel: hda: lost interrupt May 12 21:56:08 localhost dhclient: bound to 192.168.0.135 -- renewal in 4099 seconds. May 12 23:03:57 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 192.168.0.223 port 67 May 12 23:03:57 localhost dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.0.223 May 12 23:03:57 localhost dhclient: bound to 192.168.0.135 -- renewal in 5260 seconds. May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference<1> at 0000000000000000 RIP: [<ffffffff80284890>]{strlen+0}PML4 3515067 PGD 27777067 PMD 0 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: Oops: 0000 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: CPU 0 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: Pid: 1204, comm: bumps Not tainted May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff80284890>]{strlen+0} May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: RSP: 0000:000001002e6d37e0 EFLAGS: 00010203 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: RAX: 00000000000008f0 RBX: 000001002e6d3d20 RCX: 000001002e44dad0 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: RDX: 0000000000000004 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: RBP: 0000000000000ae8 R08: 0000010002601ad0 R09: 00000100257793d0 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: R10: 00000000000002d0 R11: 0000000000000050 R12: 000001002e6d3cd8 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: R13: 000001002e6d3d58 R14: 00000000000009a8 R15: 000001002e6d3ae8 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: FS: 0000002a9558d120(0000) GS:ffffffff804d4680(0000) knlGS:0000000055df3940 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000000101000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: Process bumps (pid: 1204, stackpage=1002e6d3000) May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: Stack: 000001002e6d37e0 0000000000000000 ffffffff8016ac2c 0000000000000004 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: ffffffff8016b82a 000001002e6d2000 000001002e6d2000 000001002e6d2000 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: ffffffff804dc000 ffffffff000001d2 0000000000003216 00000000804b8540 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: Call Trace: [<ffffffff8016ac2c>]{notesize+12} [<ffffffff8016b82a>]{elf_core_dump+2282} May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff80138994>]{__lock_page+260} [<ffffffff80142387>]{__alloc_pages+119} May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff801359d6>]{do_no_page+326} [<ffffffff80135b2c>]{handle_mm_fault+188} May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff80196c06>]{do_page_fault+502} [<ffffffff80139680>]{file_read_actor+0} May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8017f5cb>]{do_get_write_access+1323} [<ffffffff8017f5cb>]{do_get_write_access+1323} May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8017fd15>]{journal_dirty_metadata+437} [<ffffffff80178c8d>]{ext3_do_update_inode+829} May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8017f64e>]{journal_get_write_access+94} [<ffffffff8017fd15>]{journal_dirty_metadata+437} May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8015ff08>]{notify_change+360} [<ffffffff80152950>]{do_coredump+528} May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8012be9c>]{__dequeue_signal+396} [<ffffffff8012daf3>]{get_signal_to_deliver+915} May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8010fbd1>]{do_signal+97} [<ffffffff80101000>]{init_level4_pgt+0} May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff801105c3>]{error_signal_test+0} May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: Code: 80 3f 00 48 89 f8 74 08 48 ff c0 80 38 00 75 f8 48 29 f8 c3 May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: RIP [<ffffffff80284890>]{strlen+0} RSP <000001002e6d37e0> May 12 23:27:04 localhost kernel: CR2: 0000000000000000 May 13 00:31:37 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 192.168.0.223 port 67 May 13 00:31:37 localhost dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.0.223 May 13 00:31:37 localhost dhclient: bound to 192.168.0.135 -- renewal in 4510 seconds. May 13 01:46:47 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 192.168.0.223 port 67 May 13 01:46:47 localhost dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.0.223 May 13 01:46:47 localhost dhclient: bound to 192.168.0.135 -- renewal in 4088 seconds. May 13 02:54:55 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 192.168.0.223 port 67 May 13 02:54:55 localhost dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.0.223 May 13 02:54:55 localhost dhclient: bound to 192.168.0.135 -- renewal in 4299 seconds. May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: <1>Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference<1> at 0000000000000000 RIP: [<ffffffff80284890>]{strlen+0}PML4 f45b067 PGD 14603067 PMD 0 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: Oops: 0000 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: CPU 0 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: Pid: 1671, comm: bumps Not tainted May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff80284890>]{strlen+0} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: RSP: 0000:000001002359b7e0 EFLAGS: 00010203 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: RAX: 00000000000008f0 RBX: 000001002359bd20 RCX: 000001002d3f1f20 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: RDX: 0000000000000004 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: RBP: 0000000000000ae8 R08: 00000100026043f0 R09: 0000010011b06ce0 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: R10: 0000000000000be0 R11: 0000000000000050 R12: 000001002359bcd8 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: R13: 000001002359bd58 R14: 00000000000009a8 R15: 000001002359bae8 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: FS: 0000002a9558d120(0000) GS:ffffffff804d4680(0000) knlGS:0000000055df3940 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000000101000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: Process bumps (pid: 1671, stackpage=1002359b000) May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: Stack: 000001002359b7e0 0000000000000000 ffffffff8016ac2c 0000000000000004 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: ffffffff8016b82a ffffffff803b29b8 000001003f6892f8 000001001f916a48 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: ffffffff80142387 ffffffff803b2610 ffffffff803b29b0 00000000000001d2 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: Call Trace: [<ffffffff8016ac2c>]{notesize+12} [<ffffffff8016b82a>]{elf_core_dump+2282} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff80142387>]{__alloc_pages+119} [<ffffffff8013584a>]{do_anonymous_page+314} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff801405e4>]{activate_page+100} [<ffffffff80142387>]{__alloc_pages+119} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff801359d6>]{do_no_page+326} [<ffffffff80135b2c>]{handle_mm_fault+188} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff80196c06>]{do_page_fault+502} [<ffffffff80139680>]{file_read_actor+0} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8017f5cb>]{do_get_write_access+1323} [<ffffffff8017f5cb>]{do_get_write_access+1323} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8017fd15>]{journal_dirty_metadata+437} [<ffffffff80178c8d>]{ext3_do_update_inode+829} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8017f64e>]{journal_get_write_access+94} [<ffffffff8017fd15>]{journal_dirty_metadata+437} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8015ff08>]{notify_change+360} [<ffffffff80152950>]{do_coredump+528} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8012be9c>]{__dequeue_signal+396} [<ffffffff8012daf3>]{get_signal_to_deliver+915} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8010fbd1>]{do_signal+97} [<ffffffff80101000>]{init_level4_pgt+0} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff801105c3>]{error_signal_test+0} May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: Code: 80 3f 00 48 89 f8 74 08 48 ff c0 80 38 00 75 f8 48 29 f8 c3 May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: RIP [<ffffffff80284890>]{strlen+0} RSP <000001002359b7e0> May 13 03:47:51 localhost kernel: CR2: 0000000000000000 May 13 04:06:34 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 192.168.0.223 port 67