memory.c - bad pmd - x86_64

Dave Jones davej at redhat.com
Mon May 23 20:37:16 UTC 2005


On Mon, May 23, 2005 at 01:14:10PM -0700, Peter J. Stieber wrote:
 > PJS = Peter J. Stieber
 > PJS>> I see there has been another kernel upgrade. Before I
 > PJS>> update I was wondering if you wanted me to provide
 > PJS>> any more information concerning the x86_64 bad pmd
 > PJS>> message problem. A new kernel might mask the true
 > PJS>> underlying problem.
 > PJS>>
 > PJS>> I apologize for being a pest, but I was wondering if you had time 
 > to
 > PJS>> look at
 > PJS>>
 > PJS>> https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2005-May/msg02180.html
 > PJS>>
 > PJS>> from the fedora list or
 > PJS>>
 > PJS>> 
 > http://www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu/linux-kernel/archive/2005-Week-19/1397.html
 > PJS>>
 > PJS>> from the linux-kernel list. I was wondering what to do next?
 > 
 > DJ = Dave Jones wrote:
 > DJ> Still no real answers on this one, sorry.
 > 
 > I was under the impression the test kernel had some type of debug 
 > messages in it someone would be interested in. Was I wrong about that?

No, you are correct. But nothing triggered with the latest builds.

 > I guess your saying I should go a head and update and see what happens?

Theres a number of other fixes in there which may have caused the
problem to go into hiding..  I can't reproduce it at all any more,
and some others who were seeing it haven't seen it recently either.

		Dave




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