Re: [Vserver] Unaligned access in kernel 2.6.18.2 with vserver 2.1.1 on sparc64

From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert_at_13thfloor.at>
Date: Wed 15 Nov 2006 - 22:04:52 GMT
Message-ID: <20061115220452.GB32241@MAIL.13thfloor.at>

On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 01:54:48AM +0100, Peter Falth wrote:
> I get an unaligned access kernel warning when the host boots up.
> This is also repeated when I do vserver-stat.
> I have tested both Debian precompiled and compiled
> myself from the kernel sources with the same result.

means you got vanilla 2.6.18.2 from kernel.org and
the vs2.1.1 patch and it gave the unaligned access too?

> Except for this it works great. It was my first time
> using vserver

welcome to the club!

> Debian unstable sparc64 on Ultra 5 and 10.
> The unpatched kernel do not show the access errors

unpatched means, unpatched debian or unpatched
vanailla from kernel.org?

> Here is a copy of the error mesages
>
>
> U10:/home/peter# vserver-stat
> CTX PROC VSZ RSS userTIME sysTIME UPTIME NAME
> 0 69 354.5M 111.5M 2m37s41 1m00s66 1d14h25 root server
> 49152 19 254.7M 107.3M 1m31s90 0m14s64 1d14h22 vs1
>
>
> From kernel messages
>
> Nov 14 14:17:29 U10 kernel: Kernel unaligned access at TPC[4bf060]
> filldir64+0x68/0x140
> Nov 14 14:17:29 U10 kernel: Kernel unaligned access at TPC[4bf07c]
> filldir64+0x84/0x140
> Nov 14 14:17:29 U10 kernel: Kernel unaligned access at TPC[4bf034]
> filldir64+0x3c/0x140
> Nov 14 14:17:29 U10 kernel: Kernel unaligned access at TPC[4bf060]
> filldir64+0x68/0x140
> Nov 14 14:17:29 U10 kernel: Kernel unaligned access at TPC[4bf07c]
> filldir64+0x84/0x140

would you be willing to run a test patch on that machine?
I would be interesting in investigating this, whenever you
find some time ...

TIA,
Herbert

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