Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 6 Aug 1999 22:29:08 -0400 (EDT) | From | Benjamin LaHaise <> | Subject | Re: [me too] Re: 2.3.12 - klogd 100% CPU && Bogus Buffer memory count |
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On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Jakob Borg wrote:
> > Also half way through the copy klogd started using up all the CPU time on > > one of the processors. > > Even after the copy had finished klogd was still using up large amounts of > > CPU (100%). > > > > The machine is Dual PIII 450 compiled as SMP with AIC 7xxx SCSI driver. > > With 256 meg ram. > > I've had the exact same problem on 2.2.10 SMP with CD on AIC7xxx > adapter and IDE disks. The machine is a Dual PII 450 with 256 meg RAM.
This is a bug in klogd, not the kernel. See klogd.c:LogKernelLine() and compare with LogProcLine immediately below -- the buffer is assumed to be nul terminated, which it isn't when a full sized message comes through.
-ben
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