Unknown message : kernel: blocks= XXXX block_size= XXX

saavik · 12-16-2009, 01:41 AM

Hello!

We get the following message again and again. What does it mean:

Code:

Dec 16 08:36:01 ghxsapbc kernel:       blocks= 143305920 block_size= 512
Dec 16 08:36:01 ghxsapbc kernel:       heads= 255, sectors= 32, cylinders= 17562
Dec 16 08:36:01 ghxsapbc kernel:
Dec 16 08:36:02 ghxsapbc kernel:       blocks= 143305920 block_size= 512
Dec 16 08:36:02 ghxsapbc kernel:       heads= 255, sectors= 32, cylinders= 17562
Dec 16 08:36:02 ghxsapbc kernel:

business_kid · 12-16-2009, 03:24 AM

It's the equivelant of '36 - 24 - 36' on a female for the disk :-). I'm sure that's a little different in centimetres, - something like '91 - 61 - 91' Vital statistics, in any case
Why it keeps spitting that out is different. It doesn't repeat like that normally. Have you extreme logging set up.

saavik · 12-16-2009, 03:38 AM

Now, I didn`t change a thing. It just started to appear.
I am sure it`s not an error message but I wounder why this message appears.

Kernel bug ?

Linux ghxsapbc 2.6.16.60-0.42.7-smp #1 SMP Tue Nov 3 11:20:42 UTC 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

business_kid · 12-17-2009, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saavik

Kernel bug ?

no. Let it prattle.

Jsuyk · 05-14-2010, 03:20 AM

We have the same issue on at least two different CentOS servers, both running different kernels.

Linux <server1> 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5 #1 SMP Wed Jan 20 07:32:21 EST 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
blocks= 860050224 block_size= 512
heads= 255, sectors= 32, cylinders= 105399

blocks= 860050224 block_size= 512
heads= 255, sectors= 32, cylinders= 105399

blocks= 860050224 block_size= 512
heads= 255, sectors= 32, cylinders= 105399

Linux <server2> 2.6.18-164.15.1.el5 #1 SMP Wed Mar 17 11:30:06 EDT 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
blocks= 19534592432 block_size= 512
heads= 255, sectors= 32, cylinders= 2393946

blocks= 71065440 block_size= 512
heads= 255, sectors= 32, cylinders= 8709

blocks= 19534592432 block_size= 512
heads= 255, sectors= 32, cylinders= 2393946

blocks= 71065440 block_size= 512
heads= 255, sectors= 32, cylinders= 8709

Does someone has any idea why this happens?

saavik · 05-14-2010, 03:49 AM

no, i do not have any idea.

i just ignore that message at the moment. If anybody finds out, please let me know

business_kid · 05-15-2010, 03:17 AM

That's not an issue, that's output!
Linux was written by programmers; the main thing they care about is what version of things they are running :-)

naak · 08-23-2010, 06:52 AM

Hi,

I had these same messages on HP Proliant when the support pack (only hp-health and hp-snmp-agents) was not up to date with the firmwares.