Problem: Running the 'vile' text editor causes a Segfault and a logged
oops. Editor runs fine on 2.1.63. Other programs work fine on 2.1.76.
Oops indicates seg fault in sys_ioctl.
Below I include result of strace and a copy of the section of log.
Bottom of strace output
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sigaction(SIGTTOU, {SIG_IGN}, {SIG_DFL}) = 0
ioctl(1, TCSBRK <unfinished ...>
+++ killed by SIGSEGV +++
Log messages:
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in sys_ioctl in entSys
Jan 2 20:06:23 tardis kernel: Trace: [<fffffc0000349054>] [<fffffc0000310ba0>]
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000000000000000
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: vile(456): Oops -1
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: pc = [<0000000000000000>] ra = [<fffffc00003fdec8>] ps = 0000
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: r0 = 0000000000000000 r1 = 0000000000000000 r2 = 000000002000741d
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: r3 = 0000000020006602 r4 = 0000000000000001 r5 = 000000002000741d
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: r6 = fffffc0002053e48 r7 = cccccccccccccccd r8 = fffffc000156c000
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: r9 = fffffc00026a2000 r10= fffffc00026a2000 r11= 0000000000000001
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: r12= 000000002000741d r13= fffffc000358f280 r14= 0000000000000000
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: r15= 0000000000000000
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: r16= fffffc00026a2000 r17= fffffc000358f280 r18= 000000002000741d
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: r19= 0000000000000001 r20= 000000000000044d r21= 0000000000000000
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: r22= 0000000004000000 r23= 0000002b900950a9 r24= 5600000000000000
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: r25= 000000000000000a r27= 0000000000000000 r28= 0000000000000000
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: gp = fffffc00004f2938 sp = fffffc000156fed8
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel: Code: 00000000 00001111 00000fde vile: Exception at [<fffffc0000311084>] (fffffc0000311088)
Jan 2 23:27:51 tardis kernel:
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