Kernel 2.6.11-1.14_FC3 hangs every few days

[Erik P. Olsen]

On Mon, 2005-05-02 at 11:26 -0400, Neal Rhodes wrote:
> On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 11:09:58AM -0400, Ed Hill wrote:
> > On Mon, 2005-05-02 at 09:09 -0400, Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> > > Andrew Gray wrote:
> > > 
> > > >Since upgrading to Kernel 2.6.11-1.14_FC3 my system:-
> > > >
> > > >has been locking up every 3-5 days !!! 
> > > >
> > > I think this has been happening to me too. But everytime I reboot, the 
> > > logs give me no evidence, and I don't know how to gather any useful 
> > > evidence. My server just slowly hangs. Normally when it starts to hang, 
> > 
> > 
> > I've also been seeing total-lockups with 2.6.11-1.14_FC3 on my ThinkPad
> > T42p.  And theres *nothing* in /var/log/messages or on the screen to
> > indicate whats happening.  I wish I could provide more info but heres
> > all I can say at this time:
> > 
> >   2.6.11-1.14_FC3 causes odd lockups every few days
> >   2.6.10-1.770_FC3 is rock-solid *stable* for me
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> > -- 
> > Edward H. Hill III, PhD
> 
> This is not to disagree - just another data point.  I've run both no 
> unusual behavior for weeks on end.   That is using an IBM Netvista 933
> mhz desktop with 2 IDE's in a soft-raid. 
> 
> Maybe with enough data points some problematic hardware/software might
> be identified. 
> 
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For me it happens with Kernel 2.6.11-1.14_FC3 on shutdown. As far as I
can detect it is due to some lock being held. I am sorry I don't have
more evidence but as soon as I get it I'll post the list.

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Regards,
Erik P. Olsen