Re: Crashing X servers

[Richard Henderson <rth cygnus com>]

On Mon, Aug 31, 1998 at 08:06:21PM -0500, Mark Hansel wrote:
> The kernel does manage to write the following in /var/log/messages: 
> 
> Aug 31 19:31:18 alpha kernel: X: memory violation at pc=12004fc40
> rp=12004fed0 (bad address = 206cbc04)
> 
> This is a BAD and intollerable bug. I do not have the expertise to fix it. 
> I'm a social scientist, not a kernel hacker -- the experienced but humble
> user whom the Linux community is could attract. The Linux kernel is not
> supposed to crash!

The linux kernel did not crash -- the X server did.  It did it by
having cropped the high 32-bits of an address (notice 206cbc04). 

You didn't say, but because you are using XF86_SVGA, I presume you
are using a Matrox Millenium.  In which case, you should try out
Matti Aarnio's patched server.  I don't have the url handy, but
hopefully someone will pipe up.


r~