Re: 2.0.33 Oops when trying to execute 2.1.X kernel
Juan Cespedes (cespedes@lander.es)
Sat, 24 Jan 1998 19:35:48 +0100
On Fri, Jan 16, 1998 at 08:20:54PM +0100, Benny Amorsen wrote:
> >>>>> "PM" == Pavel Machek <pavel@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> writes:
>
> PM> Hi! Do you want 2.0.33 to oops? Well, compile 2.1.X, take vmlinux,
> PM> and try to execute it. ./vmlinux. It segfaults. Well, it *should*
> PM> segfault. But it also produces kernel oops. Which is BAD. Oops is
> PM> at iret, so it is pretty innocent.
>
> You forgot to tell whether you did it as an unpriviledged user or as
> root. If you did it as root the kernel has every right to do as it
> pleases. (Unless you can point to a relevant specification that says
> otherwise, of course.)
As an ordinary user. It happens since 2.0.0; I've said it
many times, but apparently nobody cares.
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Juan Cespedes