Re: [gentoo-user] gcc fails and then succeeds - definitely a problem?

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

>>> The gcc update just failed to compile on one of my systems with a
>>> segfault, but then succeeded after trying again even though I didn't
>>> change anything.  Does that indicate a hardware problem for sure?
>>> Should I run memtester?  Any other tests to run?  Nothing in dmesg.
>>
>> Not definitively anything; it could have been a race condition.
>>
>> Memtest if you like. prime95 is designed for CPU and memory burning,
>> too, and wouldn't require you to shutdown your system.
>
> Thanks everyone.  I ran memtester for a little bit and it came up with
> this before I killed it:
>
> # memtester 14000
> memtester version 4.0.8 (64-bit)
> Copyright (C) 2007 Charles Cazabon.
> Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (only).
>
> pagesize is 4096
> pagesizemask is 0xfffffffffffff000
> want 14000MB (14680064000 bytes)
> got  14000MB (14680064000 bytes), trying mlock ...locked.
> Loop 1:
>  Stuck Address       : ok
>  Random Value        : ok
> FAILURE: 0x524e8edb0512f3a7 != 0x524ecedb0512f3a7 at offset 0x04bd5130.
> FAILURE: 0x224c0b76048d37c0 != 0x224c4b76048d37c0 at offset 0x0de17970.
> FAILURE: 0x207dad0b8c3aced0 != 0x207ded0b8c3aced0 at offset 0x0de36970.
> FAILURE: 0x847e610e840fb84e != 0x847e210e840fb84e at offset 0x1dc7922f.
> FAILURE: 0x3f69916b940c7907 != 0x3f69d16b940c7907 at offset 0x1ed37770.
>  Compare XOR         : FAILURE: 0x13664bb2c7a58ca3 !=
> 0x13668bb2c7a58ca3 at offset 0x04bd5130.
> FAILURE: 0x61bcd9d27eba2967 != 0x61bd19d27eba2967 at offset 0x0686b930.
> FAILURE: 0xe363c84dc71fd0bc != 0xe364084dc71fd0bc at offset 0x0de17970.
> FAILURE: 0xe19569e34ecd67cc != 0xe195a9e34ecd67cc at offset 0x0de36970.
> FAILURE: 0x7b844f40969fc496 != 0x7b848f40969fc496 at offset 0x0de94930.
> FAILURE: 0x45961de646a2514a != 0x4595dde646a2514a at offset 0x1dc7922f.
> FAILURE: 0x67e4594142a19ffa != 0x67e4994142a19ffa at offset 0x1ea14730.
> FAILURE: 0x8341dc6542a103ab != 0x83421c6542a103ab at offset 0x1ecd4730.
> FAILURE: 0x814e43569f1203 != 0x818e43569f1203 at offset 0x1ed37770.
>  Compare SUB         : FAILURE: 0x1082d4779192eec4 !=
> 0xefbfd4779192eec4 at offset 0x02d10930.
> FAILURE: 0xad2dd70ca745ff5c != 0x8c6ad70ca745ff5c at offset 0x04bd5130.
> FAILURE: 0x189f6452fe165a2c != 0xf7dc6452fe165a2c at offset 0x0686b930.
> FAILURE: 0xc9ac41a7eab20330 != 0xa8e941a7eab20330 at offset 0x0de17970.
> FAILURE: 0x1b9b05b99a41be70 != 0xfad805b99a41be70 at offset 0x0de36970.
> FAILURE: 0x300cb2e02ea06f8 != 0xe23dcb2e02ea06f8 at offset 0x0de94930.
> FAILURE: 0xb29086ae7fdf2d4 != 0xea66086ae7fdf2d4 at offset 0x0e1c5970.
> FAILURE: 0x89126e3b0ccb5288 != 0xa9d56e3b0ccb5288 at offset 0x1dc7922f.
> FAILURE: 0x4d7afcf6378f9248 != 0x2cb7fcf6378f9248 at offset 0x1ea14730.
> FAILURE: 0x5a9034aa259352fc != 0x39cd34aa259352fc at offset 0x1ecd4730.
> FAILURE: 0x7b1c0d3184539edc != 0x5a590d3184539edc at offset 0x1ed37770.
>  Compare MUL         : FAILURE: 0x00000000 != 0x00000001 at offset 0x0686b930.
> FAILURE: 0x00000000 != 0x00000001 at offset 0x0de36970.
>  Compare DIV         :   Compare OR          : ok
>  Compare AND         : ok
>  Sequential Increment: ok
>  Solid Bits          : testing  29
>
> Now I've emerged gimps and I'm running the mprime "Blend" stress test
> so we'll see what that turns up.
>
> - Grant

mprime ran for about 1.5 hours until it found this:

[Work thread Feb 23 13:04] FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
[Work thread Feb 23 13:04] Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
[Work thread Feb 23 13:04] Torture Test completed 85 tests in 1 hour,
33 minutes - 1 errors, 0 warnings.
[Work thread Feb 23 13:04] Worker stopped.
[Main thread Feb 23 13:04] Execution halted.

I have a 1200 watt Corsair power supply and my temps are very low even
during the stress test so I'm thinking bad (Corsair) RAM.  I should
remove modules one at a time and re-test to narrow it down?

- Grant