> I got those too. Harmless, but I don't know what does it
> mean. Also during make, I use make 3.75, stock gcc 2.7.2, libc-5.4.11,
> ld.so-1.8.5.
> It was already there in 2.1.8 and 2.1.7, can't find them in 2.1.6.
>
> Note: I can't find any of those messages on logs from 2.1.7 kernels compiled
> with gcc-2.7.2.1 Objective-C snapshot 960906
>
> In short:
>
> Found Exception at sprintf (getname)
> in my logs?
>
> 2.1.5 stock gcc-2.7.2: no
> 2.1.6 gcc-2.7.2.1 Objective-C snapshot 960906: no
> 2.1.7 gcc-2.7.2.1 Objective-C snapshot 960906: no
> 2.1.7 stock gcc-2.7.2: yes
> 2.1.8 stock gcc-2.7.2: yes
> 2.1.9 stock gcc-2.7.2: yes
>
> But it doesn't mean that gcc-2.7.2.1 Objective-C snapshot 960906
> is any better, I may have not compiled anything with this 2.1.7 this
> day (unlikely, but not impossible). Just a way to explore.
>
> --
> Philippe Strauss, CH-1092 Belmont
I'm not so sure about harmless. These messages come from do_page_fault in
arch/i386/mm/fault.c. If this fault occurred in a 2.0.25 kernel, the kernel
would kill the user process with a signal 11. It never happens. Only the
2.1.9 and 2.1.10 can generate this message.
I'm using make 3.74, gcc 2.7.2.1, binutils 2.7.0.3 and libc 5.4.12.
Originally, I had libc 5.4.10, but upgraded just in case. Still get these
messages.
I think there's something goofy going on.