From: Richard Gooch <rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca>
To: Taylor Carpenter <taylorcc@codecafe.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Oops when accessing /dev/fd0 (kernel 2.4.7 and devfsd 1.3.11)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:19:07 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200108170419.f7H4J7c20693@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010816222811.A1672@pioneer.oftheInter.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010816222811.A1672@pioneer.oftheInter.net>
Taylor Carpenter writes:
> Any access to /dev/fd0 gives a kernel oops. Have not accessed the floppy in a
> while, but noticed the complaint when booting and after looking further.
>
> kernel: 2.4.7 (using devfs)
> devfsd: 1.3.11
If you think the problem may be devfs-related, a good test is to try
again with CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=n.
However, I run devfs, and I don't see this problem.
> [12]# insmod floppy
> Using /lib/modules/2.4.7athlon/kernel/drivers/block/floppy.o
> inserting floppy driver for 2.4.7athlon
> Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
> FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
>
> [13]# ls -l /dev/fd0
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
> printing eip:
> c013c4c4
> *pde = 00000000
> Oops: 0000
> CPU: 0
> EIP: 0010:[<c013c4c4>]
> EFLAGS: 00010246
> eax: 00000000 ebx: 00001000 ecx: ffffffff edx: 00000000
> esi: 00000000 edi: 00000000 ebp: dd439fa4 esp: dd439f5c
> ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
> Process ls (pid: 367, stackpage=dd439000)
> Stack: df693ec0 00000000 00001000 c015469b df693ec0 bfffec54 00001000 00000000
> df092840 c01376d2 df693ec0 bfffec54 00001000 df092840 dd438000 bffffead
> 00000003 bffffc7c df693ec0 c188e4c0 00003000 dd438000 08057000 00000008
> Call Trace: [<c015469b>] [<c01376d2>] [<c0106c2b>]
>
> Code: f2 ae f7 d1 49 89 ce 39 de 0f 47 f3 56 52 8b 44 24 1c 50 e8
> Segmentation fault
You need to run this through ksymoops before anyone can help you.
Regards,
Richard....
Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-08-17 4:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-08-17 3:28 Taylor Carpenter
2001-08-17 4:19 ` Richard Gooch [this message]
2001-08-22 3:30 ` Taylor Carpenter
2001-08-22 9:00 ` Steve Hill
2001-08-22 10:47 ` Alan Cox
2001-08-22 10:48 ` Steve Hill
2001-08-22 10:53 ` Alan Cox
2001-08-22 5:07 ` Richard Gooch
2001-08-23 0:12 ` Taylor Carpenter
2001-08-23 5:05 ` Richard Gooch
2001-08-25 16:28 ` Taylor Carpenter
2001-09-03 23:07 ` Richard Gooch
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