Re: 2.6.16-rc5-mm1

[Laurent Riffard]

Le 01.03.2006 01:21, Andrew Morton a écrit :
> Laurent Riffard <laurent.riffard@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000034
> 
> 
> I booted that thing on five machines, four architectures :(
> 
> Could people please test a couple more patchsets, see if we can isolate it?
> 
> http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/2.6.16-rc5-mm1.1.gz
> 
> is 2.6.16-rc5-mm1 minus:
> 
> proc-make-proc_numbuf-the-buffer-size-for-holding-a.patch
> tref-implement-task-references.patch
> proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely.patch
> proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely-git-nfs-fix.patch
> proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely-cpuset-fix.patch
> proc-optimize-proc_check_dentry_visible.patch

Ok, 2.6.16-rc5-mm1.1 works for me:
- I can run java from command line in runlevel 1
- I can launch Mozilla in X

> and http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/2.6.16-rc5-mm1.2.gz is
> 2.6.16-rc5-mm1 minus:
> 
> trivial-cleanup-to-proc_check_chroot.patch
> proc-fix-the-inode-number-on-proc-pid-fd.patch
> proc-remove-useless-bkl-in-proc_pid_readlink.patch
> proc-remove-unnecessary-and-misleading-assignments.patch
> proc-simplify-the-ownership-rules-for-proc.patch
> proc-replace-proc_inodetype-with-proc_inodefd.patch
> proc-remove-bogus-proc_task_permission.patch
> proc-kill-proc_mem_inode_operations.patch
> proc-properly-filter-out-files-that-are-not-visible.patch
> proc-fix-the-link-count-for-proc-pid-task.patch
> proc-move-proc_maps_operations-into-task_mmuc.patch
> dcache-add-helper-d_hash_and_lookup.patch
> proc-rewrite-the-proc-dentry-flush-on-exit.patch
> proc-close-the-race-of-a-process-dying-durning.patch
> proc-refactor-reading-directories-of-tasks.patch
> #
> proc-make-proc_numbuf-the-buffer-size-for-holding-a.patch
> tref-implement-task-references.patch
> proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely.patch
> proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely-git-nfs-fix.patch
> proc-dont-lock-task_structs-indefinitely-cpuset-fix.patch
> proc-optimize-proc_check_dentry_visible.patch
> 
> 
> Thanks.

I guess you don't need me to test 2.6.16-rc5-mm1.2 since 
2.6.16-rc5-mm1.1 is OK.

thanks
-- 
laurent
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