Bug#613172: reportbug: samba/kswapd0/ext4 moving large files or causing high systemload cause kernel panic/system freeze
Package: reportbug Version: 4.12.6 Severity: critical Tags: lfs Justification: breaks the whole system This problem started when i updated to Squeeze from Lenny, which never portraited this issue. When i try to put the system under quite some load by either compiling with make -j3 (dualcore system) or move a +40GB file through samba on an ext4 fs using a 1Gbit NIC the kernel throws a trace and freezes, compiling my own kernel (2.6.37) enabled me to do a regular reboot now, but it is rendered unusable from there on after untill i reboot the machine. I have been unable to trace the problem to one specific thing, it might be kernel related as this and the debian squeeze kernels are newer then the one i used before. I have trace information and system information at the ready for anyone who wishes to view them. Kernel/Debian developers can use my system to debug if needed. I hope you can help, i'll be forced to return to Lenny if this cant be resolved... and that would be a shame... Squeeze looks good from many perspectives! Regards, Barry Schut a.k.a. [NUT] -- Package-specific info: ** Environment settings: INTERFACE=text ** /home/nut/.reportbugrc: reportbug_version 4.12.6 mode standard ui text -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0 APT prefers squeeze-updates APT policy: (500, 'squeeze-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.37 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages reportbug depends on: ii apt 0.8.10.3 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii python 2.6.6-3+squeeze5 interactive high-level object-orie ii python-reportbug4.12.6 Python modules for interacting wit reportbug recommends no packages. Versions of packages reportbug suggests: pn debconf-utils none (no description available) pn debsums none (no description available) pn dlocate none (no description available) pn emacs22-bin-common | emacs23- none (no description available) ii file 5.04-5 Determines file type using magic ii gnupg 1.4.10-4 GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep ii postfix [mail-transport-agent 2.7.1-1High-performance mail transport ag ii python-gtk2 2.17.0-4 Python bindings for the GTK+ widge pn python-gtkspell none (no description available) ii python-urwid 0.9.9.1-1 curses-based UI/widget library for pn python-vtenone (no description available) pn xdg-utils none (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#613172: The gziped systeminformation
Tried blacklisting rl2870sta and unfortunately it did not really help... So far I have been able to get it to crash (every time I attempt these actions, so 100% reproducible): Mkfs.ext3/4 /dev/sdc5 (which is a 1TB SATA disk) Make -j3 bzImage make -j3 modules The same happens when I transfer a 48GB windows backup system image to a samba share. The grand unifier in these actions is that they put a strain on both SMP/CPU load and disk I/O. The system throws a trace to the console and freezes using 2.6.32-5-amd64. Using a custom kernel I manage to overcome the initial freeze, but a reboot remains mandatory. I can provide you with login details if you want to take a look, I'll grant you any help you need, you can install whatever you need even if that means I need to reinstall the system. Regards, Barry Schut -Original Message- From: Julien Cristau [mailto:jcris...@debian.org] Sent: zondag 13 februari 2011 15:06 To: Barry Schut Cc: 613...@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: Bug#613172: The gziped systeminformation reopen 613172 kthxbye On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 14:59:53 +0100, Barry Schut wrote: Well Julien, thats just it: i can not provide you with kernel traces using the debian kernel package from Squeeze: it freezes before it writes them to disk... (log restarts, no trace of any bug) Please let me know what to do to provide you with what you need... Hrm, ok, reopening then. You might try blacklisting the wireless driver since your earlier traces showed it breaking. I'm confused though. You said you had troubles with moving large files with samba. That wouldn't affect the boot, so you should still have a log somewhere. Cheers, Julien -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#613172: The gziped systeminformation
Somehow i managed to close the report previously, that was not my intention... sorry about that! Regards, Barry Schut -Original Message- From: Julien Cristau [mailto:jcris...@debian.org] Sent: zondag 13 februari 2011 15:06 To: Barry Schut Cc: 613...@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: Bug#613172: The gziped systeminformation reopen 613172 kthxbye On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 14:59:53 +0100, Barry Schut wrote: Well Julien, thats just it: i can not provide you with kernel traces using the debian kernel package from Squeeze: it freezes before it writes them to disk... (log restarts, no trace of any bug) Please let me know what to do to provide you with what you need... Hrm, ok, reopening then. You might try blacklisting the wireless driver since your earlier traces showed it breaking. I'm confused though. You said you had troubles with moving large files with samba. That wouldn't affect the boot, so you should still have a log somewhere. Cheers, Julien -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#613172: The gziped systeminformation
Just to be sure, my original reply was 2 messages above this one, i'll remember to strip emails from unwanted quotes... Regards, Barry Schut -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
