Hi Dave!
I'm seeing unaligned access messages using crash on an IA64 w/~512MB. I
don't see any glaring problems with the backtraces themselves:
crash /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2839.el5/vmlinux
/var/crash/2006-12-11-15\:11/vmcore
crash 4.0-3.14
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crash(3615): unaligned access to 0x60000000001c34a4, ip=0x4000000000277420
crash(3615): unaligned access to 0x60000000001c34ac, ip=0x4000000000277420
crash(3615): unaligned access to 0x60000000001c34b4, ip=0x4000000000277420
crash(3615): unaligned access to 0x60000000001c34bc, ip=0x4000000000277420
crash(3615): unaligned access to 0x60000000001c34c4, ip=0x4000000000277420
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KERNEL: /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2839.el5/vmlinux
DUMPFILE: /var/crash/2006-12-11-15:11/vmcore
CPUS: 4
DATE: Mon Dec 11 15:10:22 2006
UPTIME: 13:54:59
LOAD AVERAGE: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
TASKS: 104
NODENAME:
falcon.lab.boston.redhat.com
RELEASE: 2.6.18-1.2839.el5
VERSION: #1 SMP Tue Dec 5 22:53:49 EST 2006
MACHINE: ia64 (1495 Mhz)
MEMORY: 472.9 MB
PANIC: "SysRq : Trigger a crashdump"
PID: 2983
COMMAND: "bash"
TASK: e000000034000000 [THREAD_INFO: e000000034001040]
CPU: 2
CPU: 2
STATE: TASK_RUNNING (SYSRQ)
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I can create a bugzilla for this problem if it turns out to be a real one.
-Josh