Hi, [1.] One line summary of the problem: I can not start 2.4.6-pre5 on my machine. [2.] Full description of the problem/report: I've tried to upgrade from 2.4.5-pre1 to 2.4.6-pre5 but it failed the new kernel failed to boot. It OOPS-es while it's starting. I managed to write down some of the OOPS parameters. [3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel): kernel boot. [4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version): 2.4.6-pre5 [5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt) All information that I have not saved is replaced with zeroes. So I got only the EIP, call trace and the Code: ksymoops 2.3.4 on i686 2.4.5-pre1. Options used -v /usr/src/linux/vmlinux (specified) -K (specified) -L (specified) -o /lib/modules/2.4.5-pre1/ (default) -m /boot/System.map (specified) No modules in ksyms, skipping objects Oops: 0001 CPU: 1 EIP: 0010:[<c0116f72>] Using defaults from ksymoops -t elf32-i386 -a i386 EFLAGS: 00000000 eax: 00000000 ebx: 00000000 ecx: 00000000 edx: 00000000 esi: 00000000 edi: 00000000 ebp: 00000000 esp: 00000000 ds: 0000 es: 0000 ss: 0000 Process swapper (pid: 0, stackpage=00000000) 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 Call Trace: [<c0116d8d>] [<c0107fe9>] [<c0105000>] [<c0106bd0>] [<c0105000>] [<c0105000>] Code: 0f 0b 83 c4 0c 90 8b 43 08 85 c0 75 15 fb 8b 43 10 50 8b 43 >>EIP; c0116f72 <tasklet_hi_action+6a/ac> <===== Trace; c0116d8d <do_softirq+45/6c> Trace; c0107fe9 <do_IRQ+9d/b0> Trace; c0105000 <_stext+0/0> Trace; c0106bd0 <ret_from_intr+0/7> Trace; c0105000 <_stext+0/0> Trace; c0105000 <_stext+0/0> Code; c0116f72 <tasklet_hi_action+6a/ac> 00000000 <_EIP>: Code; c0116f72 <tasklet_hi_action+6a/ac> <===== 0: 0f 0b ud2a <===== Code; c0116f74 <tasklet_hi_action+6c/ac> 2: 83 c4 0c addl $0xc,%esp Code; c0116f77 <tasklet_hi_action+6f/ac> 5: 90 nop Code; c0116f78 <tasklet_hi_action+70/ac> 6: 8b 43 08 movl 0x8(%ebx),%eax Code; c0116f7b <tasklet_hi_action+73/ac> 9: 85 c0 testl %eax,%eax Code; c0116f7d <tasklet_hi_action+75/ac> b: 75 15 jne 22 <_EIP+0x22> c0116f94 <tasklet_hi_action+8c/ac> Code; c0116f7f <tasklet_hi_action+77/ac> d: fb sti Code; c0116f80 <tasklet_hi_action+78/ac> e: 8b 43 10 movl 0x10(%ebx),%eax Code; c0116f83 <tasklet_hi_action+7b/ac> 11: 50 pushl %eax Code; c0116f84 <tasklet_hi_action+7c/ac> 12: 8b 43 00 movl 0x0(%ebx),%eax [6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the problem (if possible) N/A. [7.] Environment [7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here) If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version. Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes. Linux cyrix 2.4.5-pre1 #1 Tue May 8 11:27:27 EEST 2001 i686 unknown Gnu C egcs-2.91.66 Gnu make 3.77 binutils 2.9.1.0.25 usage: fdformat [ -n ] device mount 2.9v modutils 2.4.6 e2fsprogs 1.15 PPP 2.4.0b1 Linux C Library 2.2.3 Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.2.3 Procps 2.0.6 Net-tools 1.52 Kbd 0.99 Sh-utils 1.16 Modules Loaded [7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo): processor : 0 vendor_id : CyrixInstead cpu family : 6 model : 2 model name : 6x86MX 2.5x Core/Bus Clock stepping : 7 cpu MHz : 166.451 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : yes fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu de tsc msr cx8 pge cmov mmx cyrix_arr bogomips : 331.77 [7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules): No modules are loaded. [7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, /proc/iomem) 0000-001f : dma1 0020-003f : pic1 0040-005f : timer 0060-006f : keyboard 0080-008f : dma page reg 00a0-00bf : pic2 00c0-00df : dma2 00f0-00ff : fpu 01f0-01f7 : ide0 0280-029f : eth0 03c0-03df : vga+ 03f6-03f6 : ide0 03f8-03ff : serial(auto) 0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1 4000-403f : Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI 5000-501f : Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI 6400-641f : Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 USB 6800-68ff : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139 6800-68ff : 8139too 6c00-6c1f : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8029(AS) 6c00-6c1f : ne2k-pci 7000-70ff : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139 (#2) 7000-70ff : 8139too 7400-741f : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8029(AS) (#2) 7400-741f : ne2k-pci f000-f00f : Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 IDE f000-f007 : ide0 00000000-0009ffff : System RAM 000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area 000c0000-000c7fff : Video ROM 000f0000-000fffff : System ROM 00100000-01ffffff : System RAM 00100000-0021cd7f : Kernel code 0021cd80-0027c73f : Kernel data e0000000-e00000ff : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139 e0000000-e00000ff : 8139too e0001000-e00010ff : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139 (#2) e0001000-e00010ff : 8139too ffff0000-ffffffff : reserved [7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root) 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 430TX - 82439TX MTXC (rev 01) Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64 set 00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 set 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) (prog-if 80) Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64 set Region 4: I/O ports at f000 00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64 set Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 15 Region 4: I/O ports at 6400 00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Interrupt: pin ? routed to IRQ 9 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 8139 (rev 10) Subsystem: Unknown device 10ec:8139 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 min, 64 max, 64 set Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 12 Region 0: I/O ports at 6800 Region 1: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI- D1+ D2+ PME- Status: D0 PME-Enable+ DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- 00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 8029 Subsystem: Unknown device 10ec:8029 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5 Region 0: I/O ports at 6c00 00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 8139 (rev 10) Subsystem: Unknown device 10bd:0320 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 min, 64 max, 64 set Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 7 Region 0: I/O ports at 7000 Region 1: Memory at e0001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) 00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 8029 Subsystem: Unknown device 10ec:8029 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 15 Region 0: I/O ports at 7400 [7.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi) No SCSI. [7.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem (please look in /proc and include all information that you think to be relevant): [X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds: It seems to be something related to the latest changes in the do_softirq stuff. -- Mircea Damian E-mails: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] WebPage: http://taz.mania.k.ro/~dmircea/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/