I've seen Linux get stuck before, but never knew where or how (G3, SuSE 2.2.16, VM/ESA 2.4).
Rich Smrcina Sytek Services, Inc. Milwaukee, WI [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catch the WAVV! WAVV 2002 in Fort Mitchell (Cincinnati), KY. April 12-16, 2002 For details see http://www.wavv.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "p43cibmgs-Arden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 5:01 PM Subject: Linux stuck in spinlock > Just wondering if anyone has seen this. > > We are running a G5, Linux 2.2.16GA and VM/ESA V2R4.0. > > We are seeing, more and more frequently, kernel loops in add_timer. The > processor is stuck in a spinlock trying to lock timerlist_lock. > > It doesn't seem to matter how many processors the server has. There is no > commonality of applications running anywhere this is happening. > > Thanks, > > > > Steve Arden > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > IBM-Global Services @ Lucent > Linux & UTS Support > (630)979-7124