Hi all, a strange full lock in SMP-kernel 2.4.6 and 2.4.5

Hi all, a strange full lock in SMP-kernel 2.4.6 and 2.4.5

[linuxx]

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Well Full lock in 2.4.5 and .6 when in a SMP intel p III 500mhz when i try to print any file in a epson 760 usb and parport
printer.  
I put in antecedents . With 2.4.3 and before the printer via usb or partport print ok . In 2.4.5-6 when i try to send
anything to /dev/usb/lp0 like cat a.txt > /dev/usb/lp0 the system fail or if i do in lpr same . I have no problem if i use parport whit the sames kernels .I have all right configured. With the same computer in other distribution .Same kernel = same lock .Of course the LPRng and gcc are 
all compiled in this machine and work right for months , both stables versions.I put the only trace y can get for the lock.
I hope help something for any other thing i not subscribed to kernel list so i like to know any answer you can give. THANKS

CPU:    0
EIP:    0010:[<d084acd1>]
EFLAGS: 00000086
eax: cd747600  ebx: cd1d42a0  ecx: 00000001  edx: cd747600
esi: cd1d41fc  edi: 00000000  ebp: 00000004  esp: cd077f34
ds: 0018  es: 0018  ss:0018
Process cat (pid: 378, stackpage=cd077000)
Stack: 0000017a 00000000 00000005 00000000 00000206 cd1d41a0 cd8f0000 00000000
       00000004 d0837aac cd1d41fc d084e411 cd1d41fc 00000000 cdec8c60 ffffffea
       00000000 00000004 c013a1c6 cdec8c60 0804c860 00000004 cdec8c80 00000025

Call Trace: [<013a1c6>] [<c0106ea7>]
Code: 80 7b 24 00 f3 90 7e f8 e9 e0 d0 ff ff 80 bf 80 00 00 00 00
console shuts up ...
<unfinished ...>
+++ killed by SIGSEGV +++
	      


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Re: Hi all, a strange full lock in SMP-kernel 2.4.6 and 2.4.5

[Pete Toscano]

I think I've seen this same problem, at least with regards to USB
printing.  Yesterday, I traced the problem down to a patch to usb-uhci.c
in the transition from 2.4.3 to 2.4.4.  The problem persists today.  A
work around for this problem is to use the alternate UHCI driver
(uhci.o).

What motherboard and chipset are you using.  I use the Tyan Tiger 133
motherboard with the VIA Apollo Pro 133a chipset.  Someone else who I
heard from uses another VIA-based chipset (I think, he never replied to
my question).  Maybe this is a VIA-related problem, like the APIC
problem is.  (Do you use "noapic" when you boot?  He and I both have SMP
systems too....)

I posted something on the linux-usb list yesterday about this problem
and with all the info I was able to track down, but I have yet to see
any response.  I've taken this as far as I can by myself.  I don't know
enough about kernel programming or about USB to check the code in
usb-uhci.c, but I'm more than happy to help by providing information
and/or testing potential patches/fixes.

pete

On Sat, 07 Jul 2001, linuxx wrote:

> Well Full lock in 2.4.5 and .6 when in a SMP intel p III 500mhz when i try to print any file in a epson 760 usb and parport
> printer.  
> I put in antecedents . With 2.4.3 and before the printer via usb or partport print ok . In 2.4.5-6 when i try to send
> anything to /dev/usb/lp0 like cat a.txt > /dev/usb/lp0 the system fail or if i do in lpr same . I have no problem if i use parport whit the sames kernels .I have all right configured. With the same computer in other distribution .Same kernel = same lock .Of course the LPRng and gcc are 
> all compiled in this machine and work right for months , both stables versions.I put the only trace y can get for the lock.
> I hope help something for any other thing i not subscribed to kernel list so i like to know any answer you can give. THANKS
> 
> CPU:    0
> EIP:    0010:[<d084acd1>]
> EFLAGS: 00000086
> eax: cd747600  ebx: cd1d42a0  ecx: 00000001  edx: cd747600
> esi: cd1d41fc  edi: 00000000  ebp: 00000004  esp: cd077f34
> ds: 0018  es: 0018  ss:0018
> Process cat (pid: 378, stackpage=cd077000)
> Stack: 0000017a 00000000 00000005 00000000 00000206 cd1d41a0 cd8f0000 00000000
>        00000004 d0837aac cd1d41fc d084e411 cd1d41fc 00000000 cdec8c60 ffffffea
>        00000000 00000004 c013a1c6 cdec8c60 0804c860 00000004 cdec8c80 00000025
> 
> Call Trace: [<013a1c6>] [<c0106ea7>]
> Code: 80 7b 24 00 f3 90 7e f8 e9 e0 d0 ff ff 80 bf 80 00 00 00 00
> console shuts up ...
> <unfinished ...>
> +++ killed by SIGSEGV +++

Re: Hi all, a strange full lock in SMP-kernel 2.4.6 and 2.4.5

[Pete Toscano]

Just to follow up to myself, after futher testing, it looks like it's an
SMP-related problem.  I'm not yet sure if it's an SMP-Via chipset
problem or just an SMP problem.  I've heard from two people with this
same problem.  I think one of them has a Via chipset and I'm not sure
about the other one.  

Can anybody look into this or give me a good brain dump on how I can fix
it?

Thanks,
pete

On Fri, 06 Jul 2001, Pete Toscano wrote:

> I think I've seen this same problem, at least with regards to USB
> printing.  Yesterday, I traced the problem down to a patch to usb-uhci.c
> in the transition from 2.4.3 to 2.4.4.  The problem persists today.  A
> work around for this problem is to use the alternate UHCI driver
> (uhci.o).
> 
> What motherboard and chipset are you using.  I use the Tyan Tiger 133
> motherboard with the VIA Apollo Pro 133a chipset.  Someone else who I
> heard from uses another VIA-based chipset (I think, he never replied to
> my question).  Maybe this is a VIA-related problem, like the APIC
> problem is.  (Do you use "noapic" when you boot?  He and I both have SMP
> systems too....)
> 
> I posted something on the linux-usb list yesterday about this problem
> and with all the info I was able to track down, but I have yet to see
> any response.  I've taken this as far as I can by myself.  I don't know
> enough about kernel programming or about USB to check the code in
> usb-uhci.c, but I'm more than happy to help by providing information
> and/or testing potential patches/fixes.
> 
> pete