Bug#374579: cpufreqd: crashing on startup (amd64, Athlon 64 X2)

2006-06-22 Thread Mattia Dongili
tags 374579 + patch pending upstream thanks On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 01:30:58AM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 10:10:57PM +0200, Mattia Dongili wrote: Hello, I need some help with this bug, I'm quite convinced it's not a cpufreqd bug but I'm asking before

Bug#374579: general protection error with linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp [Re: Bug#374579: cpufreqd: crashing on startup (amd64, Athlon 64 X2)]

2006-06-21 Thread Vincent Ho
On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 06:46:07PM +0200, Mattia Dongili wrote: Linus says that maybe echo 0 /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space can workraround the problem. Can you try it? This didn't seem to make any difference. I should add that it doesn't always trigger the kernel message, but in

Bug#374579: general protection error with linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp [Re: Bug#374579: cpufreqd: crashing on startup (amd64, Athlon 64 X2)]

2006-06-21 Thread Mattia Dongili
On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 04:45:09PM +1000, Vincent Ho wrote: On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 06:46:07PM +0200, Mattia Dongili wrote: Linus says that maybe echo 0 /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space can workraround the problem. Can you try it? This didn't seem to make any difference. I

Bug#374579: cpufreqd: crashing on startup (amd64, Athlon 64 X2)

2006-06-21 Thread Mattia Dongili
Hello, I need some help with this bug, I'm quite convinced it's not a cpufreqd bug but I'm asking before reassigning (glibc or kernel?). Below the first and last messages, the BTS contains a little more discussion. Thanks in advance, Mattia On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 02:46:57PM +1000, Vincent Ho

Bug#374579: cpufreqd: crashing on startup (amd64, Athlon 64 X2)

2006-06-21 Thread Aurelien Jarno
On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 10:10:57PM +0200, Mattia Dongili wrote: Hello, I need some help with this bug, I'm quite convinced it's not a cpufreqd bug but I'm asking before reassigning (glibc or kernel?). Well I am afraid you are wrong. It is not because a backtrace ends in a glibc function that

Bug#374579: general protection error with linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp [Re: Bug#374579: cpufreqd: crashing on startup (amd64, Athlon 64 X2)]

2006-06-21 Thread Vincent Ho
On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 07:58:59PM +0200, Mattia Dongili wrote: On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 04:45:09PM +1000, Vincent Ho wrote: On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 06:46:07PM +0200, Mattia Dongili wrote: Linus says that maybe echo 0 /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space can workraround the

Bug#374579: cpufreqd: crashing on startup (amd64, Athlon 64 X2)

2006-06-20 Thread Mattia Dongili
Hello, On Tue, June 20, 2006 6:46 am, Vincent Ho said: Package: cpufreqd Version: 2.1.0-1 Severity: important cpufreqd crashes soon after startup. /var/log/messages contains the following: Jun 20 14:31:49 grimlock kernel: cpufreqd[14315] general protection rip:2b9833b644b0

Bug#374579: cpufreqd: crashing on startup (amd64, Athlon 64 X2)

2006-06-20 Thread Vincent Ho
On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 08:47:30AM +0200, Mattia Dongili wrote: Hi Mattia, No other kernel messages (see dmesg)? No, there's no other kernel messages; dmesg just contains the same line above. Also, could you run cpufreqd through gdb[1] and send me the backtrace of the crash? Ah now this is

Bug#374579: cpufreqd: crashing on startup (amd64, Athlon 64 X2)

2006-06-20 Thread Mattia Dongili
On Tue, June 20, 2006 11:27 am, Vincent Ho said: On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 08:47:30AM +0200, Mattia Dongili wrote: Hi Mattia, No other kernel messages (see dmesg)? No, there's no other kernel messages; dmesg just contains the same line above. it's probably a kernel bug but I'll further

Bug#374579: cpufreqd: crashing on startup (amd64, Athlon 64 X2)

2006-06-19 Thread Vincent Ho
Package: cpufreqd Version: 2.1.0-1 Severity: important cpufreqd crashes soon after startup. /var/log/messages contains the following: Jun 20 14:31:49 grimlock kernel: cpufreqd[14315] general protection rip:2b9833b644b0 rsp:7fa74778 error:0 This happens both with my cpufreqd.conf and if I