Re: System crashing every morning

"Stephen C. Tweedie" <[email protected]> Tue, 9 Apr 2002 10:17:21 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.axp.kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,

This list (axp-kernel-list) is for the "axp" (ie. "Alpha") 64-bit CPU.
Your logs...

On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 09:39:51AM +0100, Alex Brett wrote:
> Apr  9 01:55:02 Server kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer 
> dereference at virtual address 00000004
> Apr  9 01:55:02 Server kernel: c0146f66

...look distinctly 32-bit, in fact positively Intel ia32-ish.
However,

> >>EIP; c0146f66 <prune_icache+36/130>   <=====
> Trace; c0147087 <shrink_icache_memory+27/40>
> Trace; c012d613 <do_try_to_free_pages+23/50>
> Trace; c012d695 <kswapd+55/f0>

is a frequent footprint indicating memory corruption; I'd try an
overnight run of memtest86 to start with.

Cheers,
 Stephen