Re: [BUG] Fwd: segfault : modprobe dccp_probe/tcp_probe

From: Chuck Ebbert
Date: Wed Jun 06 2007 - 18:56:27 EST


On 06/06/2007 04:47 PM, Ian McDonald wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> We've seen a report of a problem with dccp_probe as shown below. The
> user has also verified that it occurs in tcp_probe as well. This is on
> Dave Miller's tree but that currently tracks Linus' tree quite
> closely. I do note that it is around 2.6.22-rc2 timeframe so there is
> a possibility fixes may have gone in since.
>

It faulted when it tried to write the breakpoint instruction into the
running kernel's executable code. Apparently the kernel code is now marked
read-only?

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