Re: Kernel Panic: too few segs for DMA mapping increase AHC_NSEG

[Jens Axboe]

On Tue, Nov 27 2001, Marco Berizzi wrote:
> I have upgraded my PC from 768MB RAM to 1GB.
> I have recompiled the kernel (2.4.16) for hi mem support (4GB).
> 
> I have several file system on the same disk (vfat file system). I have
> compiled vfat driver both in the main kernel and as a module. When I
> load the module I issue a
> 'modprobe vfat' and I get this message (only with hi mem kernel
> support):
> 
> Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.16/kernel/fs/vfat/vfat.o will taint
> the kernel: no license
>  I'm using Slackware 8.0. + modutils 2.4.12
> 
> Then if I try to copy a file from that filesystem to the root filesystem
> I get this error:
> 
> Kernel panic: too few segs for DMA mappings increase AHC_NSEG
> 
> Kernel panic: too few segs for DMA mappings increase AHC_NSEG

You still haven't applied the patch I sent? Sending the same report
without this extra added infor 2 or 3 times isn't doing any good, sorry.

-- 
Jens Axboe