Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 12:39:00 +0200 From: Willie Viljoen <will@unfoldings.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: Rob <nospam@users.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: vnode_pager_putpages hanged my machine Message-ID: <200403091239.00890.will@unfoldings.net> In-Reply-To: <404D6D41.3040508@users.sourceforge.net> References: <404D6D41.3040508@users.sourceforge.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Tuesday 09 March 2004 09:07, someone, possibly Rob, wrote: > After reboot, I found this in /var/log/messages, before the reboot > messages: > > [...] > Mar 9 15:27:22 cisr /kernel: vnode_pager_putpages: residual I/O 65536 at > 451 Mar 9 15:27:22 cisr /kernel: pid 7 (syncer), uid 0 on /var: file > system full Mar 9 15:27:22 cisr /kernel: vnode_pager_putpages: I/O error > 28 > Mar 9 15:27:22 cisr /kernel: vnode_pager_putpages: residual I/O 65536 at > 452 [...reboot messages...] > > > Any idea what caused this system breakdown? > Seems pretty obvious, you're /var file system if either too small, or totally overloaded. Something tried to use /var for storage of temporary data and couldn't put it there. Delete old logs you don't need, and if /var is not atleast 256MB, consider moving it to another disk or reinstalling with a larger /var. Hope this helps Will -- Willie Viljoen Freelance IT Consultant 214 Paul Kruger Avenue Universitas 9321 South Africa +27 (51) 522 15 60 +27 (82) 404 03 27 will@unfoldings.net
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200403091239.00890.will>