Re: Troubling messages from AC 1.0 smp kernel

["Balint Cristian" <rezso rdsor ro>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Estabrook" <Jay Estabrook hp com>
To: "Linux on Alpha processors" <axp-list redhat com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:01 AM
Subject: Re: Troubling messages from AC 1.0 smp kernel


> On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 08:48:15PM -0400, Steven N. Hirsch wrote:
> > I'm seeing this immediately on boot:
> >
> > No per-cpu room for modules.
> > Audit(xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) Initialized
> >
> > Then, a whole series of these in the logs:
> >
> > May 17 18:41:42 dhcppc2 kernel: Could not allocate 8 bytes percpu data
> > May 17 18:41:42 dhcppc2 modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting ipv6 
> > (/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1180axp_FC3smp/kernel/net/ipv6/ipv6.ko): Cannot 
> > allocate memory
>
> etc/etc/etc
>
> > Any ideas?  Machine is a DP264.
>
> Yes. This appears to be a problem associated with SMP kernels only.
>
> Currently, with the ipv6 support compiled as a module, some limitation
> of the toolchain on Alpha for SMP (compiler/linker/loader) is
> exceeded, and the module so produced does NOT load correctly at runtime.

   Current binutils seems to solve some issues on alpha, as it will be out 
I will try a new kernel
build as an update for AC-1.0.


> It's most annoying because something in the basic configuration of the
> SYSTEM (as opposed to the KERNEL) is requesting some resource that the
> IPV6 module is required to satisfy (even if negatively). This seems to
> cause infrequent but constant messages to be issued upon the load
> failure.
>
> Somebody want to take a stab at solving this?
>
> Certainly, one way would be to build that IPV6 module into the kernel,
> but there MUST be a better way...
>
> HELP!
>
> --Jay++
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Jay A Estabrook                            HPTC - XC I & B
> Hewlett-Packard Company - ZKO1-3/D-B.8     (603) 884-0301
> 110 Spit Brook Road, Nashua NH 03062       Jay Estabrook hp com
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> axp-list mailing list
> axp-list redhat com
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/axp-list