Re: OOPS while loading a Linux-2.6.8 module

[Richard B. Johnson]

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004, Denis Vlasenko wrote:

> On Friday 15 October 2004 17:34, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> > If you were to execute `strip` on a Linux-2.6.8 module,
> > you can OOPS the kernel. Gotta patch? I'll test immediately.
> >
> >
> > HeavyLink: falsely claims to have parameter shmem
> > Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
> >   printing eip:
> > 00000000
> > *pde = 07469001
> > Oops: 0000 [#1]
> > SMP
> > Modules linked in: HeavyLink parport_pc lp parport autofs4 rfcomm
>                     ^^^^^^^^^
> Is the source of this available anywhere?
> --
> vda

Any module does this.  Here's one to experiment with since
it contains practically nothing....


Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.6.8 on an i686 machine (5537.79 BogoMips).
            Note 96.31% of all statistics are fiction.

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