Re: OOPS while loading a Linux-2.6.8 module

From: Randy.Dunlap
Date: Mon Oct 18 2004 - 18:34:00 EST


Richard B. Johnson wrote:
On Sat, 16 Oct 2004, Denis Vlasenko wrote:

On Friday 15 October 2004 17:34, Richard B. Johnson wrote:


If you were to execute `strip` on a Linux-2.6.8 module,
you can OOPS the kernel. Gotta patch? I'll test immediately.


HeavyLink: falsely claims to have parameter shmem
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
printing eip:
00000000
*pde = 07469001
Oops: 0000 [#1]
SMP
Modules linked in: HeavyLink parport_pc lp parport autofs4 rfcomm

^^^^^^^^^
Is the source of this available anywhere?
--
vda


Any module does this. Here's one to experiment with since
it contains practically nothing....

Yep. Steve Hemminger posted patches that fix that problem and
they *should* show up in 2.6.10-pre/-rc.

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~Randy
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