Re: [Announce] 2.6.29-rc8-rt2

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Sat Mar 21 2009 - 14:49:30 EST



* Fernando Lopez-Lezcano <nando@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Mar 21 10:47:43 localhost kernel: kernel tried to execute NX-protected
> page - exploit attempt? (uid: 0)
> Mar 21 10:47:43 localhost kernel: BUG: unable to handle kernel paging
> request at f6400800

kernel tried to execute some really weird address, probably via a
function pointer.

> ehci_hcd [last unloaded: microcode]

perhaps try excluding the microcode module for now - maybe it messed
up something?

> Mar 21 10:47:43 localhost kernel: EIP: 0060:[<f6400800>] EFLAGS:

> Mar 21 10:47:43 localhost kernel: Call Trace:
> Mar 21 10:47:43 localhost kernel: [<f82adb93>] ? iwl3945_irq_tasklet
> Mar 21 10:47:43 localhost kernel: [<c043d0e2>] ? __tasklet_action
> Mar 21 10:47:43 localhost kernel: [<c043d1c5>] ? tasklet_action
> Mar 21 10:47:43 localhost kernel: [<c043ceb7>] ? ksoftirqd+0x131/0x221
> Mar 21 10:47:43 localhost kernel: [<c043cd86>] ? ksoftirqd+0x0/0x221
> Mar 21 10:47:43 localhost kernel: [<c0449949>] ? kthread+0x3b/0x61
> Mar 21 10:47:43 localhost kernel: [<c044990e>] ? kthread+0x0/0x61
> Mar 21 10:47:43 localhost kernel: [<c0409207>] ? kernel_thread_helper

does any of the Fedora patches you have applied involve wireless
changes? I'd suggest undoing those first.

Ingo
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