Re: Machine check exception? (2.4.6+SMP+VIA)

From: H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Date: Sat Jul 07 2001 - 15:54:19 EST


Followup to: <HDEBKHLDKIDOBMHPKDDKEEAIEMAA.vhou@khmer.cc>
By author: "Vibol Hou" <vhou@khmer.cc>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Hi,
>
> I was running 2.4.6-stable in SMP mode on a dual P3-1GHz machine (VIA 694D
> Chipset / MSI-6321 M/B + ) and the following message popped up after which
> the system hardlocked (no SysRQ input). What does this message mean?
>
> CPU 1: Machine Check Exception: 0000000000000004
> Bank 1: b200000000000115
> Kernel panic: CPU context corrupt
>
> Message from syslogd@delta at Sat Jul 7 13:18:36 2001 ...
> delta kernel: CPU 1: Machine Check Exception: 0000000000000004
>
> Message from syslogd@delta at Sat Jul 7 13:18:36 2001 ...
> delta kernel: Bank 1: b200000000000115
>
> Message from syslogd@delta at Sat Jul 7 13:18:36 2001 ...
> delta kernel: Kernel panic: CPU context corrupt
>

It means your hardware is bad.

        -hpa

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