frequent sig 11 with malloc() on mpc8xx

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <4459B1CF.60909 at eisodus.com> you wrote:
> We are having a frequent sig 11 problem on our custom mpc852t board
> with linux kernel 2.6.14 and U-boot version 1.1.3

That's a FAQ.

> I had the same problem with 2.4 kernel and after posting the problem 

This confirms that the FAQ matches your problem. See
http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/LinuxCrashesRandomly

> here, was asked to move to 2.6 kernel.

Ummm... I have yet to see a single case where moving to 2.6  improved
the stability for a MPC8xx system :-(

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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