Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 10 Apr 2002 11:01:07 -0400 | From | Geoffrey Gallaway <> | Subject | Re: Update - Ramdisks and tmpfs problems |
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What kernel version are you using on those smp+multi tmpfs boxes? What hardware?
Geoffeg
This one time, at band camp, Sean Hunter wrote: > Just a data point: I have been using multiple tmpfs bind mounts for some time > on smp without this problem. > > none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777,size=256M) > /dev/shm on /tmp type none (rw,bind) > /dev/shm on /usr/tmp type none (rw,bind) > > Never had a reboot fail for this reason. > > Sean > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 10:23:43AM -0400, Geoffrey Gallaway wrote: > > I finally found the problem, which appears to be a combination of things: > > > > Multiple tmpfs mounts and SMP. > > > > I am using a Dual Intel PIII 1Ghz box. When I use a SMP kernel AND do > > multiple tmpfs mounts (mount --bind /dev/shm/etc /etc; mount --bind > > /dev/shm/var /var) the machine goes into a reset loop. HOWEVER, when I use a > > non-SMP kernel and still do multiple tmpfs mounts OR when I use a SMP kernel > > and do only one tmpfs mount, the machine boots fine. Every once in a while > > (1 out of 20 times?) the machine would boot fine with a SMP kernel and > > multiple tmpfs mounts. Is this a timing issue? > > > > If I can help to nail down this (apparent) bug more, please let me know. > > > > Thanks, > > Geoffeg > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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