Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:00:08 -0700 From: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> To: Gianni Tedesco <gxt@cs.nott.ac.uk> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: very early kernel panic on system with 4GB mem Message-ID: <20081013140008.GB20521@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <1223903434.12630.16.camel@dao.KWGR614> References: <1223900423.12630.12.camel@dao.KWGR614> <1223903434.12630.16.camel@dao.KWGR614>
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On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 02:10:34PM +0100, Gianni Tedesco wrote: > On Mon, 2008-10-13 at 13:20 +0100, Gianni Tedesco wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Tried booting FREEBSD7.0 Release #1 on a a dell poweredge SC1425. I get > > an error 12: page fault in kernel mode (on write). Backtrace shows > > garbage, a few calls in section _end... The fault is very early on, > > literally copyright message, a message about memory above 4GB ignored > > then crash. Incidentally this is a non-PAE build. Config attached below. > > > > Couldn't find any other similar reports. I have remote gdb access to > > machine so if you need further information let me know. > > > > Thanks! > > > > # # > > # Kernel Configuration Files: > > # > > # http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-config.html > > # > > # The handbook is also available locally in /usr/share/doc/handbook > > # if you've installed the doc distribution, otherwise always see the > > # FreeBSD World Wide Web server (http://www.FreeBSD.org/) for the > > # latest information. > > # > > # An exhaustive list of options and more detailed explanations of the > > # device lines is also present in the ../../conf/NOTES and NOTES files. > > # If you are in doubt as to the purpose or necessity of a line, check first > > # in NOTES. > > # > > # $FreeBSD: src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC,v 1.410 2004/08/01 19:37:34 markm Exp $ > > > > > > machine i386 > > #cpu I486_CPU > > #cpu I586_CPU > > cpu I686_CPU > > ident MANAGER > > > > makeoptions DEBUG=-g # Build kernel with gdb(1) debug symbols > > options KDB > > options DDB > > #makeoptions COPTFLAGS=-O0 > > makeoptions COPTFLAGS="-pipe" > > #makeoptions COPTFLAGS="-pipe" > > > > options MD_ROOT_SIZE=32000 > > > > hints "GENERIC.hints" > > > > options PREEMPTION # Enable kernel thread preemption > > options UNIONFS > > > > options SCHED_4BSD # BSD scheduler > > options INET # InterNETworking > > #options INET6 # IPv6 communications protocols > > options FFS # Berkeley Fast Filesystem > > options SOFTUPDATES # Enable FFS soft updates support > > #options UFS_ACL # Support for access control lists > > #options UFS_DIRHASH # Improve performance on big directories > > options MD_ROOT # MD is a potential root device > > #options NFSCLIENT # Network Filesystem Client > > #options NFSSERVER # Network Filesystem Server > > #options NFS_ROOT # NFS usable as /, requires NFSCLIENT > > #options MSDOSFS # MSDOS Filesystem > > options CD9660 # ISO 9660 Filesystem > > options PROCFS # Process filesystem (requires PSEUDOFS) > > options PSEUDOFS # Pseudo-filesystem framework > > #options GEOM_GPT # GUID Partition Tables. > > #options COMPAT_43 # Compatible with BSD 4.3 [KEEP THIS!] > > #options COMPAT_FREEBSD4 # Compatible with FreeBSD4 > > options SCSI_DELAY=5000 # Delay (in ms) before probing SCSI > > options KTRACE # ktrace(1) support > > options SYSVSHM # SYSV-style shared memory > > options SYSVMSG # SYSV-style message queues > > options SYSVSEM # SYSV-style semaphores > > options _KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING # POSIX P1003_1B real-time extensions > > options KBD_INSTALL_CDEV # install a CDEV entry in /dev > > options ADAPTIVE_GIANT # Giant mutex is adaptive. > > #options AHC_REG_PRETTY_PRINT # Print register bitfields in debug > > # output. Adds ~128k to driver. > > #options AHD_REG_PRETTY_PRINT # Print register bitfields in debug > > # output. Adds ~215k to driver. > > #options PREEMPTION > > #options TCP_DROP_SYNFIN > > #options PAE # Big RAM (>4Gb) extention > > > > # To make an SMP kernel, the next two are needed > > options SMP # Symmetric MultiProcessor Kernel > > #options NETGRAPH > > device apic # I/O APIC > > > > #options DEVICE_POLLING > > #options HZ=2000 > > > > # > > # Certain applications can grow to be larger than the 512M limit that > > # FreeBSD initially imposes. Below are some options to allow that > > # limit to grow. MAXDSIZ is the maximum that the limit can be set to, > > # and the DFLDSIZ is the default value for the limit. MAXSSIZ is the > > # maximum that the stack limit can be set to. You might want to set > > # the default lower than the max, and explicitly set the maximum with > > # a shell command for processes that regularly exceed the limit like > > # INND. > > # > > options MAXSSIZ=(128UL*1024*1024) > > options MAXDSIZ=(2048UL*1024*1024) > > options DFLDSIZ=(1024UL*1024*1024) > > > > > > device acpi > > > > # Bus support. Do not remove isa, even if you have no isa slots > > device eisa > > device pci > > > > # Floppy drives > > #device fdc > > > > # ATA and ATAPI devices > > device ata > > device atadisk # ATA disk drives > > device ataraid # ATA RAID drives > > device atapicd # ATAPI CDROM drives > > #device atapifd # ATAPI floppy drives > > #device atapist # ATAPI tape drives > > options ATA_STATIC_ID # Static device numbering > > > > # SCSI Controllers > > device ahb # EISA AHA1742 family > > device ahc # AHA2940 and onboard AIC7xxx devices > > #options AHC_REG_PRETTY_PRINT # Print register bitfields in debug > > # output. Adds ~128k to driver. > > device ahd # AHA39320/29320 and onboard AIC79xx devices > > #options AHD_REG_PRETTY_PRINT # Print register bitfields in debug > > # output. Adds ~215k to driver. > > device amd # AMD 53C974 (Tekram DC-390(T)) > > device hptiop # Highpoint RocketRaid 3xxx series > > device isp # Qlogic family > > #device* ispfw # Firmware for QLogic HBAs- normally a module > > device mpt # LSI-Logic MPT-Fusion > > #device * ncr # NCR/Symbios Logic > > device sym # NCR/Symbios Logic (newer chipsets + those of `ncr') > > device trm # Tekram DC395U/UW/F DC315U adapters > > > > device adv # Advansys SCSI adapters > > device adw # Advansys wide SCSI adapters > > device aha # Adaptec 154x SCSI adapters > > device aic # Adaptec 15[012]x SCSI adapters, AIC-6[23]60. > > device bt # Buslogic/Mylex MultiMaster SCSI adapters > > > > device ncv # NCR 53C500 > > device nsp # Workbit Ninja SCSI-3 > > device stg # TMC 18C30/18C50 > > > > # SCSI peripherals > > device scbus # SCSI bus (required for SCSI) > > #device ch # SCSI media changers > > device da # Direct Access (disks) > > #device sa # Sequential Access (tape etc) > > device cd # CD > > device pass # Passthrough device (direct SCSI access) > > device ses # SCSI Environmental Services (and SAF-TE) > > > > # RAID controllers interfaced to the SCSI subsystem > > device amr # AMI MegaRAID > > device arcmsr # Areca SATA II RAID > > device asr # DPT SmartRAID V, VI and Adaptec SCSI RAID > > device ciss # Compaq Smart RAID 5* > > device dpt # DPT Smartcache III, IV - See NOTES for options > > device hptmv # Highpoint RocketRAID 182x > > device hptrr # Highpoint RocketRAID 17xx, 22xx, 23xx, 25xx > > device iir # Intel Integrated RAID > > device ips # IBM (Adaptec) ServeRAID > > device mly # Mylex AcceleRAID/eXtremeRAID > > device twa # 3ware 9000 series PATA/SATA RAID > > > > # RAID controllers > > device aac # Adaptec FSA RAID > > device aacp # SCSI passthrough for aac (requires CAM) > > device ida # Compaq Smart RAID > > device mfi # LSI MegaRAID SAS > > device mlx # Mylex DAC960 family > > device pst # Promise Supertrak SX6000 > > device twe # 3ware ATA RAID > > > > # atkbdc0 controls both the keyboard and the PS/2 mouse > > device atkbdc # AT keyboard controller > > device atkbd # AT keyboard > > #device psm # PS/2 mouse > > > > device vga # VGA video card driver > > > > #device splash # Splash screen and screen saver support > > > > # syscons is the default console driver, resembling an SCO console > > device sc > > > > # Enable this for the pcvt (VT220 compatible) console driver > > #device vt > > #options XSERVER # support for X server on a vt console > > #options FAT_CURSOR # start with block cursor > > > > #device agp # support several AGP chipsets > > > > # Floating point support - do not disable. > > #device npx > > > > # Power management support (see NOTES for more options) > > #device apm > > # Add suspend/resume support for the i8254. > > #device pmtimer > > > > # PCCARD (PCMCIA) support > > # PCMCIA and cardbus bridge support > > #device cbb # cardbus (yenta) bridge > > #device pccard # PC Card (16-bit) bus > > #device cardbus # CardBus (32-bit) bus > > > > # Serial (COM) ports > > #device sio # 8250, 16[45]50 based serial ports > > > > # Parallel port > > #device ppc > > #device ppbus # Parallel port bus (required) > > #device lpt # Printer > > #device plip # TCP/IP over parallel > > #device ppi # Parallel port interface device > > #device vpo # Requires scbus and da > > > > # If you've got a "dumb" serial or parallel PCI card that is > > # supported by the puc(4) glue driver, uncomment the following > > # line to enable it (connects to the sio and/or ppc drivers): > > #device puc > > > > # PCI Ethernet NICs. > > device de # DEC/Intel DC21x4x (``Tulip'') > > device em # Intel PRO/1000 adapter Gigabit Ethernet Card > > device ixgb # Intel PRO/10GbE Ethernet Card > > device txp # 3Com 3cR990 (``Typhoon'') > > device vx # 3Com 3c590, 3c595 (``Vortex'') > > > > # PCI Ethernet NICs that use the common MII bus controller code. > > # NOTE: Be sure to keep the 'device miibus' line in order to use these NICs! > > device miibus # MII bus support > > device bfe # Broadcom BCM440x 10/100 Ethernet > > device bge # Broadcom BCM570xx Gigabit Ethernet > > device bce > > device dc # DEC/Intel 21143 and various workalikes > > device fxp # Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557, 82558) > > device pcn # AMD Am79C97x PCI 10/100 (precedence over 'lnc') > > device re # RealTek 8139C+/8169/8169S/8110S > > device rl # RealTek 8129/8139 > > device sf # Adaptec AIC-6915 (``Starfire'') > > device sis # Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900/SiS 7016 > > device sk # SysKonnect SK-984x & SK-982x gigabit Ethernet > > device ste # Sundance ST201 (D-Link DFE-550TX) > > device ti # Alteon Networks Tigon I/II gigabit Ethernet > > device tl # Texas Instruments ThunderLAN > > device tx # SMC EtherPower II (83c170 ``EPIC'') > > device vr # VIA Rhine, Rhine II > > device wb # Winbond W89C840F > > device xl # 3Com 3c90x (``Boomerang'', ``Cyclone'') > > > > device loop # Network loopback > > device random # Entropy device > > device ether # Ethernet support > > #device sl # Kernel SLIP > > #device ppp # Kernel PPP > > #device tun # Packet tunnel. > > device pty # Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc) > > device md # Memory "disks" > > #device gif # IPv6 and IPv4 tunneling > > #device faith # IPv6-to-IPv4 relaying (translation) > > > > #device pf #PF OpenBSD packet-filter firewall > > #device pflog #logging support interface for PF > > #device pfsync #synchronization interface for PF > > > > # The `bpf' device enables the Berkeley Packet Filter. > > # Be aware of the administrative consequences of enabling this! > > device bpf # Berkeley packet filter > > > > # USB support > > device uhci # UHCI PCI->USB interface > > device ohci # OHCI PCI->USB interface > > device ehci # EHCI PCI->USB interface (USB 2.0) > > device usb # USB Bus (required) > > #device udbp # USB Double Bulk Pipe devices > > device ugen # Generic > > #device uhid # "Human Interface Devices" > > device ukbd # Keyboard > > #device ulpt # Printer > > #device umass # Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus and da > > #device ums # Mouse > > #device urio # Diamond Rio 500 MP3 player > > #device uscanner # Scanners > > # USB Ethernet, requires mii > > #device aue # ADMtek USB Ethernet > > #device axe # ASIX Electronics USB Ethernet > > #device cue # CATC USB Ethernet > > #device kue # Kawasaki LSI USB Ethernet > > #device rue # RealTek RTL8150 USB Ethernet > > device firmware > > > > # FireWire support > > #device firewire # FireWire bus code > > #device sbp # SCSI over FireWire (Requires scbus and da) > > #device fwe # Ethernet over FireWire (non-standard!) Does this problem happen if you use the GENERIC kernel config as your kernel config (rather than using a heavily customised one)? -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
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