Oops in 2.3.99pre4

From: David Bronaugh (dbronaugh@linuxhelp.bc.ca)
Date: Tue Apr 11 2000 - 19:23:51 EST


[1.] Problem: Kernel boots, frees unused kernel memory. crashes before
calling init.
[2.] Full description of problem: Not sure, since computer does not boot
with this kernel.
[3.] Problem is in: Again, not sure. Kernel, probably.
[4.] Kernel version: 2.3.99pre4
[5.] Oops output (traced)
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 656c6f95
c01365ff
*pde = 00000000
Oops: 0000
CPU: 0
EIP: 0010:[<c01365ff>]
Using defaults from ksymoops -t elf32-i386 -a i386
eflags: 00010202
eax: 00000000 ebx: 656c6f73 ecx: c1257f84 edx: c12b6000
esi: c12b6000 edi: 00000000 ebp: fffffffe esp: c1257f54
Process swapper (pid: 1, stackpage=c1257000)
Stack: 00000002 c12b6000 00000000 00000e00 c021f928 00000006 c012b8c6
c12b6000
        00000003 00000000 c1257f84 00000000 c12b6000 00000000 00000e00
00000000
        00000000 c012bb5b c12b6000 00000002 00000000 c1256000 00000000
c010ad44
Call trace: [<c012b8c6>] [<c012bb5b>] [<c010ad44>]
               [<c01d80e5>] [<c01070b1>] [<c0108d04>]
Code: 0f b7 43 22 bd d8 ff ff ff 25 00 f0 ff ff 66 3d 00 a0 0f 84

>>EIP; c01365ff <open_namei+44b/5bc> <=====
Trace; c012b8c6 <filp_open+2e/4c>
Trace; c012bb5b <sys_open+37/d0>
Trace; c010ad44 <system_call+34/40>
Trace; c01d80e5 <stext_lock+1ad5/3a10>
Trace; c01070b1 <init+21/110>
Trace; c0108d04 <kernel_thread+28/38>
Code; c01365ff <open_namei+44b/5bc>
00000000 <_EIP>:
Code; c01365ff <open_namei+44b/5bc> <=====
   0: 0f b7 43 22 movzwl 0x22(%ebx),%eax <=====
Code; c0136603 <open_namei+44f/5bc>
   4: bd d8 ff ff ff movl $0xffffffd8,%ebp
Code; c0136608 <open_namei+454/5bc>
   9: 25 00 f0 ff ff andl $0xfffff000,%eax
Code; c013660d <open_namei+459/5bc>
   e: 66 3d 00 a0 cmpw $0xa000,%ax
Code; c0136611 <open_namei+45d/5bc>
  12: 0f 84 00 00 00 00 je 18 <_EIP+0x18> c0136617
<open_namei+463/5bc>
[6.] Demo: Not possible
[7.] Environment (compiled kernel for i386) (for processor K6 series)
[7.1] Software: init v. 2.73 (?)
[7.2] /proc/cpuinfo:

processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 5
model : 8
model name : AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
stepping : 12
cpu MHz : 501.152226
cache size : 64 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mmx 3dnow
bogomips : 999.42

[7.3] /proc/modules: NA
[7.4] /proc/scsi:
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
  Vendor: PLEXTOR Model: CD-R PX-W8432T Rev: 1.05
  Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02

>> Note: SCSI Host adapter emulation used.
[7.5] Other info: Via IDE bridge (82c596) (whether that driver is used
or not, it still oopses)
            Via MVP3 Chipset, Plextor IDE CDRW, IBM DPTA series hard
drive, 128mb RAM, SB Live (no drivers for this in kernel), 3com 3c503
(no drivers for this in kernel) Real3D Starfighter AGP (no
AGPGART support) (i740 based card, 4mb sgram)

Whew. that's it.

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