Re: 2.6.0-mm1 - kernel panic (VFS bug?)

[Libor Vanek]

> > Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address fffffff2
> Hmm.. a -14. ;)
> You did know that getname can return an error, right?

Not untill now - I should had a look a more detailed at code in sys_open. Thanks.


> Poking around in fs/namei.c shows that -14 is 'EFAULT' - most likely
> some bozo did "fd = open(pointer_to_nowhere,....);".  Notice the use
> of IS_ERR(tmp) in sys_open() to guard against this....

I see... (now)...

Why does anybody try to do this? Is there any reason for it? 


--
Libor Vanek





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