cryproloop + highmem (2.6.0-test11)

cryproloop + highmem (2.6.0-test11)

[Preston A. Elder]

Hi,

I'd like to draw everyone's attention back to an issue last discussed
back on the 16th November regarding cryptoloop + highmem causing a crash
of the system.  I am using 2.6.0-test11 on a Dual Athlon 1800+/1gb ram
(more system specs available on request).

>From my searches of the LKML, this was not resolved.  I too have this
issue, where using cryptoloop on my system with highmem compiled in
causes the system to crash.  I have also noticed other side-effects
aswell (for example processes like grep core-dumping for no reason,
which does not happen normally) that only a reboot of the system fixes.

I have not tried compiling OUT highmem, as I have 1gb ram, and unless
something has changed, I need to have highmem compiled in or I will
sacrifice about 128mb ram (if this is not the case, and I can get the
full 1gb ram, I will disable highmem in a heartbeat).  

I noticed in the last thread, Linus asked for gcc -v output, so here is
mine in advance:
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.2/specs
Configured with: /var/tmp/portage/gcc-3.3.2-r3/work/gcc-3.3.2/configure
--prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/3.3
--includedir=/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.2/include
--datadir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3
--mandir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3/man
--infodir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3/info --enable-shared
--host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=i686-pc-linux-gnu --with-system-zlib
--enable-languages=c,c++,f77,objc,java --enable-threads=posix
--enable-long-long --disable-checking --enable-cstdio=stdio
--enable-clocale=generic --enable-__cxa_atexit
--enable-version-specific-runtime-libs
--with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.2/include/g++-v3 --with-local-prefix=/usr/local --enable-shared --enable-nls --without-included-gettext --disable-multilib
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.2 20031022 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.2-r3, propolice)

This is causing me great problems, since I need the usage of my crypto
loopback filesystems.  If you require any further information, or wish
me to perform some tests, etc - I'd be more than happy to help.

Thanks,

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PreZ
Systems Administrator
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