Hi all, After 1 day of running, 2.4.1 produced 'kernel BUG at dcache.c:134!' and Oops during regular RedHat cron job (tmpwatch + slocate): Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: kernel BUG at dcache.c:134! Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: invalid operand: 0000 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: CPU: 0 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: EIP: 0010:[dput+57/324] Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: EFLAGS: 00010286 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: eax: 0000001c ebx: caa59140 ecx: c9260000 edx: 00000000 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: esi: caa59160 edi: 00000000 ebp: 00000001 esp: c9261f2c Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: Process rmdir (pid: 5391, stackpage=c9261000) Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: Stack: c02095e5 c0209665 00000086 caa59140 d16155c0 c0140bd9 caa59140 c9b5d3e0 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: d7c296b0 c9b5d3e0 d7c29640 c0140e2d 00000001 c9b5d3e0 c013ae27 c9b5d3e0 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: cb6bb4f0 c013af61 c9b5d3e0 c9b5d3e0 c9b5d3e0 d7b93000 c9261fa4 c013b0af Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: Call Trace: [prune_dcache+297/328] [shrink_dcache_parent+13/32] [d_unhash+55/88] [vfs_rmdir+281/428] [sys_rmdir+187/252] [system_call+51/56] Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: Code: 0f 0b 83 c4 0c 89 f6 8b 43 50 85 c0 74 11 8b 40 0c 85 c0 74 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000023 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: printing eip: Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: c014211c Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: *pde = 00000000 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Oops: 0000 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: CPU: 0 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: EIP: 0010:[find_inode+28/72] Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: EFLAGS: 00010203 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: eax: 00000000 ebx: 00000003 ecx: 0000001e edx: 0000749e Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: esi: 00000003 edi: 00000000 ebp: 00008205 esp: d5001ebc Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Process slocate (pid: 5398, stackpage=d5001000) Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Stack: 00008205 d7fba4f0 00008205 d79ce400 c01424e1 d79ce400 00008205 d7fba4f0 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: 00000000 00000000 00008205 c1c4de60 d7a31420 d784c0a0 c014e04b d79ce400 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: 00008205 00000000 00000000 fffffff4 d7a31420 c1c4de60 cfdaf114 c013967b Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Call Trace: [iget4+69/204] [ext2_lookup+95/140] [real_lookup+83/196] [path_walk+1381/1964] [getname+90/152] [__user_walk+60/88] [sys_newlstat+22/112] Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: [system_call+51/56] Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Code: 39 6e 20 75 ef 8b 44 24 14 39 86 8c 00 00 00 75 e3 85 ff 74 ksymoops output: ================= ksymoops 2.3.4 on i686 2.4.1. Options used -v /usr/src/linux/vmlinux (specified) -k /proc/ksyms (default) -l /proc/modules (default) -o /lib/modules/2.4.1/ (default) -m /usr/src/linux/System.map (specified) Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: invalid operand: 0000 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: CPU: 0 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: EIP: 0010:[dput+57/324] Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: EFLAGS: 00010286 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: eax: 0000001c ebx: caa59140 ecx: c9260000 edx: 00000000 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: esi: caa59160 edi: 00000000 ebp: 00000001 esp: c9261f2c Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: Process rmdir (pid: 5391, stackpage=c9261000) Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: Stack: c02095e5 c0209665 00000086 caa59140 d16155c0 c0140bd9 caa59140 c9b5d3e0 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: d7c296b0 c9b5d3e0 d7c29640 c0140e2d 00000001 c9b5d3e0 c013ae27 c9b5d3e0 Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: cb6bb4f0 c013af61 c9b5d3e0 c9b5d3e0 c9b5d3e0 d7b93000 c9261fa4 c013b0af Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: Call Trace: [prune_dcache+297/328] [shrink_dcache_parent+13/32] [d_unhash+55/88] [vfs_rmdir+281/428] [sys_rmdir+187/252] [system_call+51/56] Feb 1 04:27:21 cs865114-a kernel: Code: 0f 0b 83 c4 0c 89 f6 8b 43 50 85 c0 74 11 8b 40 0c 85 c0 74 Using defaults from ksymoops -t elf32-i386 -a i386 Code; 00000000 Before first symbol 00000000 <_EIP>: Code; 00000000 Before first symbol 0: 0f 0b ud2a Code; 00000002 Before first symbol 2: 83 c4 0c add $0xc,%esp Code; 00000005 Before first symbol 5: 89 f6 mov %esi,%esi Code; 00000007 Before first symbol 7: 8b 43 50 mov 0x50(%ebx),%eax Code; 0000000a Before first symbol a: 85 c0 test %eax,%eax Code; 0000000c Before first symbol c: 74 11 je 1f <_EIP+0x1f> 0000001f Before first symbolCode; 0000000e Before first symbol e: 8b 40 0c mov 0xc(%eax),%eax Code; 00000011 Before first symbol 11: 85 c0 test %eax,%eax Code; 00000013 Before first symbol 13: 74 00 je 15 <_EIP+0x15> 00000015 Before first symbol Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000023 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: c014211c Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: *pde = 00000000 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Oops: 0000 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: CPU: 0 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: EIP: 0010:[find_inode+28/72] Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: EFLAGS: 00010203 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: eax: 00000000 ebx: 00000003 ecx: 0000001e edx: 0000749e Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: esi: 00000003 edi: 00000000 ebp: 00008205 esp: d5001ebc Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Process slocate (pid: 5398, stackpage=d5001000) Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Stack: 00008205 d7fba4f0 00008205 d79ce400 c01424e1 d79ce400 00008205 d7fba4f0 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: 00000000 00000000 00008205 c1c4de60 d7a31420 d784c0a0 c014e04b d79ce400 Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: 00008205 00000000 00000000 fffffff4 d7a31420 c1c4de60 cfdaf114 c013967b Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Call Trace: [iget4+69/204] [ext2_lookup+95/140] [real_lookup+83/196] [path_walk+1381/1964] [getname+90/152] [__user_walk+60/88] [sys_newlstat+22/112] Feb 1 04:27:25 cs865114-a kernel: Code: 39 6e 20 75 ef 8b 44 24 14 39 86 8c 00 00 00 75 e3 85 ff 74 Code; 00000000 Before first symbol 00000000 <_EIP>: Code; 00000000 Before first symbol 0: 39 6e 20 cmp %ebp,0x20(%esi) Code; 00000003 Before first symbol 3: 75 ef jne fffffff4 <_EIP+0xfffffff4> fffffff4 <END_OF_CODE+2061ea35/????> Code; 00000005 Before first symbol 5: 8b 44 24 14 mov 0x14(%esp,1),%eax Code; 00000009 Before first symbol 9: 39 86 8c 00 00 00 cmp %eax,0x8c(%esi) Code; 0000000f Before first symbol f: 75 e3 jne fffffff4 <_EIP+0xfffffff4> fffffff4 <END_OF_CODE+2061ea35/????> Code; 00000011 Before first symbol 11: 85 ff test %edi,%edi Code; 00000013 Before first symbol 13: 74 00 je 15 <_EIP+0x15> 00000015 Before first symbol ========================================================================================== My hardware: PIII 450 motherboard: Asus P2B 384 MB RAM (no swap) ide: PIIX4 ide0 hda: WDC AC313000R, ATA DISK drive hdb: MATSHITA CR-589, ATAPI CDROM drive ide1 hdc: WDC WD200BB-00AUA1, ATA DISK drive hdd: MITSBICDRW4420a, ATAPI CDROM drive (ide-scsi) graphics: Riva TNT2 sound: es1370 eth0 eepro100 eth1 3c59x ======================= - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/