[rsbac] Problem with RSBAC and PAX (Kernel 2.4.26)

[Patrique Wolfrum]

Hello,

I have the following problem with my system:

Usually once in a few weeks, the system completely freezes (screen 
blank, no response at all), so it has to be restarted (especially 
annoying when it happends on weekends). After the restart, there are no 
log-entries, which could give a clue, what exactly happened. Also the 
crashes are random, so the cause of the crashes couldn't be traced back 
to a single program. The system is based on Suse 8.2, enhanced with 
RSBAC 1.22 and Pax (actual patch).

Has anyone else seen this behaviour on his system ?

The system we use consists of (based on an IBM xSeries 235 server):

2 * Intel Xeon 3,06 GHz
2 GB RAM
3 SCSI HDDs (linked with a RAID 5 (onboard SCSI Controller))
Broadcom onboard Gigabit-Ethernet card (working with the kernel driver, 
not the module)
Additional Adaptec SCSI controller for an external HP Ultirum tape drive
APC Smart-UPS (connected via USB)

The kernel is based on the prepatched 2.4.26 kernel from Amon Ott and 
patched with the actual Pax patch. It is monolithic, so that neither 
modules are needed or can be loaded.

I would be very happy for any hint, that would help me to find the cause 
of these crashes.

Thank you very much in advance.

With best regards.
    Patrique Wolfrum

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