From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755848AbYFBEoc (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:44:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751311AbYFBEoZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:44:25 -0400 Received: from an-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.132.250]:21053 "EHLO an-out-0708.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751225AbYFBEoY (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:44:24 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=PqqAbm5ydIJdnVHlSdkeuagrRM4NyKBPYr1/wWIAHsXxBso7DhblokK3L81KtpLwSkQ/6Ju7UTHHO6Fhc0nAu/1OuIYERPUPeg6W8bP+ZNLpAZigUkr72J5ya/5UEb8AWM3DfhBeV9DCmFP2tQTTS8182T3azppvGC2yEAIBYfg= Message-ID: Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:44:23 +0000 From: "Justin Mattock" To: "Arjan van de Ven" Subject: Re: BUG kmalloc-2048: Poison overwritten Cc: "Linux Kernel Mailing List" In-Reply-To: <20080601211536.1e3ba47c@infradead.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20080601190138.4d86dc66@infradead.org> <20080601211536.1e3ba47c@infradead.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 4:15 AM, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 03:53:43 +0000 > "Justin Mattock" wrote: > >> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 2:01 AM, Arjan van de Ven >> wrote: >> > On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:13:51 +0000 >> > "Justin Mattock" wrote: >> > >> >> I received this after the second simultaneous suspend: (I will try >> >> and see if this is re creatable or not) >> >> >> >> [ 232.270737] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at >> >> 6b6b6c6b >> > >> > bad bad bad >> > >> > >> >> [ 232.270743] IP: [] module_put+0x12/0x2b >> >> [ 232.270750] *pde = 00000000 >> >> [ 232.270753] Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP >> >> [ 232.270757] Modules linked in: hci_usb cpufreq_ondemand >> >> cpufreq_performance cpufreq_powersave rfcomm hidp l2cap bluetooth >> >> fan ipmi_watchdog ipmi_msghandler uinput wlan_tkip >> >> ieee80211_crypt_tkip ieee80211_crypt arpt_mangle arptable_filter >> >> arp_tables nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack iptable_mangle >> >> iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables intelfb i2c_i810 i2c_algo_bit >> >> coretemp eeprom acpi_cpufreq fglrx(P) applesmc joydev uvcvideo >> >> appletouch wlan_scan_sta >> > ^^^^^ >> > >> > naughty >> > >> >> ath_rate_sample firewire_ohci firewire_core snd_hda_intel ath_pci >> >> snd_pcm wlan ohci1394 intel_agp evdev ath_hal(P) snd_timer ieee1394 >> > ^^^^^^^^^^ >> > >> > worse >> > >> > >> >> Hopefully this is nothing serious, >> >> regards; >> > >> > actually it's very serious, something is scribbling all over your >> > memory, it's just a matter of time before that overwrites something >> > important on your filesystem, and then you have a high risk of >> > losing most of your data. >> > >> > However, since you're using 2 proprietary kernel modules, you >> > really ought to contact the vendors for those modules for support; >> > they're a very likely cause for problems >> > (for example, these two are the cause for the number 1, 2, 5 and 7 >> > of the top 10 kernel oopses/crashes for the last week) >> > >> > >> > >> great!!! Well The problem I have with these modules is A) madwifi >> "waiting until support is in the kernel for this one, > > you mean the ath5k driver which already is in the kernel? > If it doesnt work for you, have you filed a bugzilla ? > >> for now I >> just have to deal with risking loosing any data". B) graphics driver I >> can unload the driver but then loose suspend to mem "argh!!" > > A current ATI driver in X.org ought to be close to getting this one > right. > >> aside from that, I just performed the test again of simultaneously >> suspending to memory and didn't receive this message, > > sure the corruption this time wasn't in a redzone.. but maybe elsewhere. > >> so now I'm at a >> lost for words as to what is happening. The positive side is there >> isn't any important data on my system i.g. important doc's etc..., but >> > > good luck. > > > -- > If you want to reach me at my work email, use arjan@linux.intel.com > For development, discussion and tips for power savings, > visit http://www.lesswatts.org > Thanks for the help: if the new athk5 supports model AR5418 then I'm a go for that, As for the rest of the issues "nice, now you have me freaked out," "I guess I'll have to use OSX," but then If I do I'll have to listen to this voice in my head saying " use Linux" "go ahead Justin use Linux" "come on what are you chicken", kind of like putting you're full day's worth of work in; and driving on the 405, Then all of a sudden having a voice tell you to go grab a nice cold refreshment(B$%^r) regards; -- Justin P. Mattock