We had a similar problem which was caused by the IUCV driver - so if you are using IUCV then you should look for the patch for this was posted on this listserv by David Kennedy of Linuxcare not long ago.
hth -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM: lbdyck Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/16/2002 08:32:35 AM: > Hello all, > > We have experienced a number of hang conditions with Suse 2.4.7 kernel > (with timer patch and others applied). > After 5-15minutes the problem goes away without any issue but an outage > of 5-15 minutes. Below are some displays. > > Any recommendation where we should look? > regards > Phil > > When I look the machine has moved into the eligible list : > ind user lnx401kt > USERID=LNX401KT MACH=XA STOR=512M VIRT=V XSTORE=NONE > IPLSYS=DEV 0100 DEVNUM=00020 > PAGES: RES=00083322 WS=00083561 LOCK=00000019 RESVD=00000000 > NPREF=00047674 PREF=00000000 READS=00063061 WRITES=00071370 > XSTORE=014629 READS=013553 WRITES=059403 MIGRATES=031221 > CPU 00: CTIME=21:52 VTIME=008:04 TTIME=008:20 IO=044006 > RDR=000000 PRT=000298 PCH=000000 > USERID=LNX401KT MACH=XA STOR=512M VIRT=V XSTORE=NONE > IPLSYS=DEV NONE DEVNUM=00020 > PAGES: RES=00083322 WS=00000000 LOCK=00000019 RESVD=00000000 > NPREF=00047674 PREF=00000000 READS=00063061 WRITES=00071370 > XSTORE=014629 READS=013553 WRITES=059403 MIGRATES=031221 > CPU 01: CTIME=21:52 VTIME=007:58 TTIME=008:15 IO=041094 > RDR=000000 PRT=000000 PCH=000000 > Ready; T=0.01/0.01 11:07:48 > > > ind queue > LNXOSDWN MP01 Q3 PS 00000000/00000000 TXPHIL Q1 R00 > 00000204/00000200 > LINXKEN MP01 Q3 PS 00000000/00000000 LNXBASE Q3 IO > 00047111/00047057 > LNXOSDWN Q3 IO 00030583/00030792 LNXROML Q3 IO > 00109952/00114005 > LNXDDPCT Q3 IO 00030378/00030371 LNXDDPCT MP01 Q3 PS > 00000000/00000000 > LNXECSST MP01 Q0 PS 00000000/00000000 LNXNFS Q3 IO > 00111651/00111842 > TCPIP Q0 PS 00002200/00001431 LNXROML MP01 Q3 PS > 00000000/00000000 > LNXDDPC Q3 R01 00071412/00073308 LNXDDPC MP01 Q3 R > 00000000/00000000 > LINXKEN Q3 PS 00007025/00006795 MPROUTE Q0 PS > 00000245/00000221 > LNXNFS MP01 Q3 PS 00000000/00000000 LNXECSST Q0 PS > 00007178/00007118 > LNX401KT E3 PS 00083225/00083561 LNX401KT MP01 E3 R > 00000000/00000000 > Ready; T=0.01/0.01 11:11:43 > ind > AVGPROC-014% 02 > XSTORE-000011/SEC MIGRATE-0008/SEC > MDC READS-000011/SEC WRITES-000001/SEC HIT RATIO-075% > STORAGE-081% PAGING-0011/SEC STEAL-000% > Q0-00004(00000) DORMANT-00012 > Q1-00000(00000) E1-00000(00000) > Q2-00000(00000) EXPAN-001 E2-00000(00000) > Q3-00014(00000) EXPAN-002 E3-00001(00001) > PROC 0000-014% PROC 0001-015% > LIMITED-00000 > Ready; T=0.01/0.01 11:12:49 > ind queue > LNXOSDWN MP01 Q3 PS 00000000/00000000 TXPHIL Q1 R00 > 00000204/00000183 > LNXECSST MP01 Q0 PS 00000000/00000000 LNXROML Q3 IO > 00109952/00109898 > LNXROML MP01 Q3 PS 00000000/00000000 LNXDDPCT Q3 IO > 00030379/00030325 > LNXBASE Q3 IO 00047111/00047057 LNXNFS Q3 IO > 00111651/00111842 > LNXDDPCT MP01 Q3 PS 00000000/00000000 LNXOSDWN Q3 IO > 00030583/00030792 > TCPIP Q0 EX 00002204/00001435 LNX401KT MP01 Q3 PS > 00000000/00000000 > LNXDDPC MP01 Q3 PS 00000000/00000000 LNX401KT Q3 R01 > 00083437/00083561 > LNXDDPC Q3 R 00071493/00073308 MPROUTE Q0 PS > 00000259/00000235 > LNXECSST Q0 PS 00007314/00007248 LNXNFS MP01 Q3 PS > 00000000/00000000 > LINXKEN E3 PS 00007056/00007002 LINXKEN MP01 E3 PS > 00000000/00000000 > Ready; T=0.01/0.01 11:13:32
