System freezes with smp kernel

[Todd Simi]

> > From: Dave Jones <davej at redhat.com>
> > Reply-To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> > To: tsimi at speakeasy.net, For users of Fedora Core releases
> > <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> > Subject: Re: System freezes with smp kernel
> > Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 01:13:50 -0400
> > 
> > On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 09:15:36PM -0700, Todd Simi wrote:
> >  
> >  > I've moved my hard drive to a new Core 2 Duo system and it freezes (Panics) 
> >  > 2 - 5 minutes after booting.  I get about a page of debugging info, but
> >  > the two lines that are understandable to me are
> >  > 
> >  > BUG: spinlock recursion on CPU#1, swapper/0 (not tainted)
> >  > 
> >  > BUG: warning at arch/i386/kernel/smp.c:540/smp_call_function() (not tainted)
> >  > 
> >  > My system is a
> >  > 
> >  > Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4Ghz
> >  > Asus P5W DH Deluxe
> >  > 1GB Ram (Corsair PC-8000)
> >  > 73GB WD Raptor
> >  > 
> >  > The system runs fine with the non-smp kernel
> >  > 
> >  > I'm trying to run vmlinuz-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5smp
> >  > 
> >  > Any ideas where to look first?
> > 
> > Try the kernel currently in updates-testing.
> > That has some (much) improved code for debugging locking problems.
> > 
> > 	Dave
> > 
Thanks Dave,

The new kernel seems to have fixed the Panic problem.

Any insight into having to use the kernel option irqpoll for the kernel
to see the SATA drives on boot up, or the errors for the DVD's;

hda [and hdb] :cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason 0x01).
Trying to recover by ending request.

Thanks again,

Todd