I am getting exacltly the same issue since upgrading from Gutsy to Hardy: From time to time X just freezes - it even no longer reacts on Ctrl+Backspace. This is what I found in /var/log/kern.log:
May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352473] Bad page state in process 'kswapd0' May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352476] page:ffff81007fdd44d8 flags:0x0100000000010008 mapping:0000000000000000 mapcount:-1 count:0 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352477] Trying to fix it up, but a reboot is needed May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352479] Backtrace: May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352488] Pid: 193, comm: kswapd0 Tainted: P B D 2.6.24-16-generic #1 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352490] May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352491] Call Trace: May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352530] [bad_page+0x60/0xa0] bad_page+0x60/0xa0 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352538] [free_hot_cold_page+0x18c/0x1a0] free_hot_cold_page+0x18c/0x1a0 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352547] [__pagevec_free+0x24/0x30] __pagevec_free+0x24/0x30 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352554] [__pagevec_release_nonlru+0x62/0x70] __pagevec_release_nonlru+0x62/0x70 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352575] [shrink_page_list+0x27a/0x650] shrink_page_list+0x27a/0x650 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352600] [isolate_lru_pages+0x8a/0x210] isolate_lru_pages+0x8a/0x210 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352619] [shrink_inactive_list+0x149/0x3f0] shrink_inactive_list+0x149/0x3f0 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352660] [shrink_zone+0xbc/0x130] shrink_zone+0xbc/0x130 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352670] [kswapd+0x508/0x560] kswapd+0x508/0x560 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352693] [<ffffffff80253960>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x30 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352707] [kswapd+0x0/0x560] kswapd+0x0/0x560 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352713] [kthread+0x4b/0x80] kthread+0x4b/0x80 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352721] [child_rip+0xa/0x12] child_rip+0xa/0x12 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352740] [kthread+0x0/0x80] kthread+0x0/0x80 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352744] [child_rip+0x0/0x12] child_rip+0x0/0x12 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352751] May 11 19:48:33 andromeda kernel: [119883.430863] lp0: ECP mode May 11 19:48:44 andromeda kernel: [119895.036644] DMA write timed out May 11 20:37:18 andromeda kernel: [122803.950634] hub 4-0:1.0: port 2 disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling... May 11 20:37:18 andromeda kernel: [122803.950642] usb 4-2: USB disconnect, address 3 May 11 20:37:18 andromeda kernel: [122804.062375] usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4 May 11 20:37:18 andromeda kernel: [122804.233502] usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice or: May 11 14:33:43 andromeda kernel: [101025.288336] lp0: ECP mode May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352473] Bad page state in process 'kswapd0' May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352476] page:ffff81007fdd44d8 flags:0x0100000000010008 mapping:0000000000000000 mapcount:-1 count:0 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352477] Trying to fix it up, but a reboot is needed May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352479] Backtrace: May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352488] Pid: 193, comm: kswapd0 Tainted: P B D 2.6.24-16-generic #1 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352490] May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352491] Call Trace: May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352530] [bad_page+0x60/0xa0] bad_page+0x60/0xa0 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352538] [free_hot_cold_page+0x18c/0x1a0] free_hot_cold_page+0x18c/0x1a0 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352547] [__pagevec_free+0x24/0x30] __pagevec_free+0x24/0x30 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352554] [__pagevec_release_nonlru+0x62/0x70] __pagevec_release_nonlru+0x62/0x70 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352575] [shrink_page_list+0x27a/0x650] shrink_page_list+0x27a/0x650 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352600] [isolate_lru_pages+0x8a/0x210] isolate_lru_pages+0x8a/0x210 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352619] [shrink_inactive_list+0x149/0x3f0] shrink_inactive_list+0x149/0x3f0 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352660] [shrink_zone+0xbc/0x130] shrink_zone+0xbc/0x130 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352670] [kswapd+0x508/0x560] kswapd+0x508/0x560 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352693] [<ffffffff80253960>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x30 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352707] [kswapd+0x0/0x560] kswapd+0x0/0x560 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352713] [kthread+0x4b/0x80] kthread+0x4b/0x80 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352721] [child_rip+0xa/0x12] child_rip+0xa/0x12 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352740] [kthread+0x0/0x80] kthread+0x0/0x80 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352744] [child_rip+0x0/0x12] child_rip+0x0/0x12 May 11 15:29:37 andromeda kernel: [104373.352751] May 11 19:48:33 andromeda kernel: [119883.430863] lp0: ECP mode May 11 19:48:44 andromeda kernel: [119895.036644] DMA write timed out May 11 20:37:18 andromeda kernel: [122803.950634] hub 4-0:1.0: port 2 disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling... May 11 20:37:18 andromeda kernel: [122803.950642] usb 4-2: USB disconnect, address 3 May 11 20:37:18 andromeda kernel: [122804.062375] usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4 May 11 20:37:18 andromeda kernel: [122804.233502] usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice $ uname -a Linux andromeda 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 12:47:45 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux dmesg and lspci output will follow... ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- [hardy] Bad page state in process 'kswapd0' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/188730 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs