Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9482] New: kernel GPF in 2.6.24 (g09f345da)

From: Jon Nelson
Date: Sat Dec 01 2007 - 16:05:52 EST


On 12/1/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> (switched to email - please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the
> bugzilla web interface)
>
> On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:54:11 -0800 (PST) bugme-daemon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9482
> >
> > Summary: kernel GPF in 2.6.24 (g09f345da)
> > Product: Other
> > Version: 2.5
> > KernelVersion: 2.6.24rc3 g09f345da
> > Platform: All
> > OS/Version: Linux
> > Tree: Mainline
> > Status: NEW
> > Severity: normal
> > Priority: P1
> > Component: Other
> > AssignedTo: other_other@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ReportedBy: jnelson-kernel-bugzilla@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: 2.6.22.12
> > Distribution: openSUSE 10.3
> > Hardware Environment: Athlon XP 2200+
> > Software Environment: openSUSE 10.3
> > Problem Description: instant kernel GPF.
> >
> > Steps to reproduce:load module aoe (vanilla), type 'mkfs.ext3
> > /dev/etherd/e0.0', and the kernel GPFs.
> >
> > Will be attaching jpg of screen - sorry, no other way to capture GPF for me.
> >
>
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=13812&action=view
>
> Damn that's odd. General Protection Fault in
> __set_page_dirty->__percpu_counter_add(). No sign of AOE in the trace.
>
> I assume that it is repeatable and that it doesn't occur with mkfs on
> regular local disk drives?


This works fine:

mkfs.ext3 /dev/system/test #### a local LVM2-based logical volume

mkfs.ext3 /dev/etherd/e0.0 ## Boom.




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Jon
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