From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 10 03:50:47 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC17216A41C for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2005 03:50:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from obsecurity.dyndns.org (CPE0050040655c8-CM00111ae02aac.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [69.194.102.232]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 985E043D1F for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2005 03:50:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: by obsecurity.dyndns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 1572951243; Thu, 9 Jun 2005 23:50:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 23:50:47 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway To: Christopher Nehren Message-ID: <20050610035046.GA58595@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <46f3a53e050609203274571b1d@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <46f3a53e050609203274571b1d@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Multiple handle_workitem_freeblocks calls, then a panic X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 03:50:48 -0000 --Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Thu, Jun 09, 2005 at 11:32:16PM -0400, Christopher Nehren wrote: > I've seen the string "handle_workitem_freeblocks" coming up in the > bright white of kernel syslog messages on my desktop's console for a > while in periods of large disk IO. Now, while I was doing a -j4 > buildworld on my system and trying to access a different disk, the > system started printing a lot of these messages. The kernel then > panic'd and rebooted. This transpired before I even realised what was > happening, so I couldn't get the exact panic string. The only thing on > my mind right now, which has me quite worried, is whether my disks are > dying. Can anyone please shed some light on this? I'll try to provide > any other information requested, but the system is turned off for now. Could be..do a backup just in case. Also try the smartmontools port to see if the HD has recorded any defects. In order to begin to diagnose the panic you need to obtain the information described in the developers handbook chapter on kernel debugging. Kris --Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCqQ4WWry0BWjoQKURAna3AJ4/YJFAFIbY+L1cMuOGipInZ4wALwCgoNP5 y0e/gHhheL7ig5JWdBHfviU= =xT7L -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi--