Re: sleeping function called from invalid context

From: Matt Mackall
Date: Tue Sep 09 2003 - 14:49:26 EST


On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 08:03:01AM -0700, Samuel Flory wrote:
> I'm seeing this on arjanv's 2.6.0-0.test4.1.33 kernel.

> Debug: sleeping function called from invalid context at
> include/asm/uaccess.h:473
> Call Trace:
> [<c011b7dd>] __might_sleep+0x5d/0x70
> [<c010d0ea>] save_v86_state+0x6a/0x200

It's a warning about the possibility of hitting a very old but rarely
hit bug, system should work the same as it always has despite the
warning. I'm working on this, but it's ugly. Hope to post a patch in
the next week or so.

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Matt Mackall : http://www.selenic.com : of or relating to the moon
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