Bug 57010 – kernel 2.6.8-rc1 panics while emerging perl.

• Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Albert Hopkins (RETIRED) 2004-07-14 05:18:20 UTC]

Running new development-sources 2.6.8-rc1.  This kernel runs fine, but I cannot emerge -e world.  Whenever I get to perl-5.8.4 it panics.  I don't get any useful info.  It just basically says kernel panic while in the interrupt handler.  I've emerge other packages with success and emerge -e world works fine up until it gets through perl.  Would love to provide more info if someone can tell me how to debug kernel panics.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:




[blackwidow:marduk/]epm -q gcc glibc
gcc-3.3.3-r6
glibc-2.3.4.20040619
[blackwidow:marduk/]emerge info
Portage 2.0.51_pre13 (default-x86-2004.0, gcc-3.3.3, glibc-2.3.4.20040619-r0,
2.6.8-rc1 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2700+)
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System uname: 2.6.8-rc1 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2700+
Gentoo Base System version 1.5.1
distcc 2.16 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [enabled]
ccache version 2.3 [enabled]
Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r4
Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r1
Binutils: sys-devel/binutils-2.14.90.0.8-r1
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86"
AUTOCLEAN="yes"
CFLAGS="-g -march=athlon-xp -pipe"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
COMPILER="gcc3"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config
/usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config
/var/qmail/control /var/www/localhost/htdocs//mythweb/config"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d"
CXXFLAGS="-g -march=athlon-xp -pipe"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache collision-protect distcc nostrip sandbox"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo"
MAKEOPTS="-j6"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage/site /usr/local/portage/gnome-current
/usr/local/portage/bmg-overlay"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="3dnow X acl alsa avi berkdb cdr crypt cups dvd encode esd evo foomaticdb
gdbm gif gnome gstreamer gtk gtk2 imlib java jpeg libg++ mad mmx mozilla mpeg
mysql ncurses nls nntp nptl oggvorbis opengl pam pdflib png python quicktime
readline ruby sdl slang spell sse ssl tcpd truetype x86 xml xml2 xv zlib"

[Comment 1 Greg Kroah-Hartman (RETIRED) 2004-07-14 11:09:11 UTC]

Hm, if you run d-s, you are pretty much on your own, sorry.

I suggest capturing the panic and creating a new bug at bugzilla.kernel.org, as there is nothing that we add to this kernel tree.

[Comment 2 Albert Hopkins (RETIRED) 2004-07-14 11:45:34 UTC]

Okay.  Do know how I might be able to capture enough info that might be useful to others?  The only Item I get on the console is:

Aiee, killing interrupt handler
In interrupt handler -not syncing.

[Comment 3 Greg Kroah-Hartman (RETIRED) 2004-07-14 12:20:51 UTC]

Try using a serial console connection, or netconsole.
Instructions on how to use them are in the Documentation directory in the kernel
source tree.

[Comment 4 Albert Hopkins (RETIRED) 2004-07-14 13:01:39 UTC]

Thanks, Greg.  The netconsole sounds cool.  Will give it a try when I get home tonite.