OOPS: 'get_write_access' in 1.3.2.7

Michael E Chastain (mec@duracef.shout.net)
Sat, 16 Sep 1995 12:31:57 -0500


I'm getting some 'oops' in Linux 1.3.27. These happen intermittently at
boot time. I run 8 instances of 'agetty' and it happens to 2-4 of them.

Linux kernel 1.3.27, no modifications. Gcc 2.6.3. Libc 4.6.27. agetty
1.29. IBM Alaris motherboard, SLC486-2/66 Mhz, 8 MB.

Attached is a 'ksymoops' output and the 'dmesg' log.

Michael Chastain
mec@duracef.shout.net

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EIP: 12a5b5 T _get_write_access+35/70 Trace: 11fc2c T _do_open+9c/180 Trace: 11fd42 T _sys_open+32/60 Trace: 10a7b1 T _system_call+59/a0 Trace: 19002b T _vt_ioctl+6ef/1cb0

EIP: 12a5bc T _get_write_access+3c/70 Trace: 11fc2c T _do_open+9c/180 Trace: 11fd42 T _sys_open+32/60 Trace: 10a7b1 T _system_call+59/a0 Trace: 19002b T _vt_ioctl+6ef/1cb0

EIP: 12a5bc T _get_write_access+3c/70 Trace: 11fc2c T _do_open+9c/180 Trace: 11fd42 T _sys_open+32/60 Trace: 10a7b1 T _system_call+59/a0 Trace: 19002b T _vt_ioctl+6ef/1cb0

EIP: 12a5bc T _get_write_access+3c/70 Trace: 11fc2c T _do_open+9c/180 Trace: 11fd42 T _sys_open+32/60 Trace: 10a7b1 T _system_call+59/a0 Trace: 19002b T _vt_ioctl+6ef/1cb0

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address c000003c current->tss.cr3 = 00585000, %cr3 = 00585000 *pde = 00102067 *pte = 00000027 Oops: 0000 EIP: 0010:0012a5b5 EFLAGS: 00010206 eax: 00000000 ebx: 00090750 ecx: 0068f8c0 edx: 0019b51c esi: 00000000 edi: 00605000 ebp: bffffe4c esp: 00587f80 ds: 0018 es: 0018 fs: 002b gs: 002b ss: 0018 Process agetty (pid: 61, process nr: 19, stackpage=00587000) Stack: 0011fc2c 0068f8c0 00000000 bffffe68 00000002 0068f8c0 0011fd42 00605000 00000002 bffffe68 007bcc0c bffffee8 bffffee8 00605000 0010a7b1 600950c8 00000002 bffffe68 bffffee8 bffffee8 bffffe4c ffffffda 0009002b ffff002b Call Trace: 0011fc2c 0011fd42 0010a7b1 0019002b Code: 8b 40 3c 85 c0 74 1b 39 48 30 75 0f f6 40 11 08 74 09 b8 e6

Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address c0eaec20 current->tss.cr3 = 0057d000, %cr3 = 0057d000 *pde = 00000000 Oops: 0000 EIP: 0010:0012a5bc EFLAGS: 00010206 eax: 00eaebf0 ebx: 000905d0 ecx: 0068f8c0 edx: 0019b54c esi: 00000000 edi: 0057b000 ebp: bffffe4c esp: 0057ff80 ds: 0018 es: 0018 fs: 002b gs: 002b ss: 0018 Process agetty (pid: 62, process nr: 20, stackpage=0057f000) Stack: 0011fc2c 0068f8c0 00000000 bffffe68 00000002 0068f8c0 0011fd42 0057b000 00000002 bffffe68 00586414 bffffee8 bffffee8 0057b000 0010a7b1 600950c8 00000002 bffffe68 bffffee8 bffffee8 bffffe4c ffffffda ffff002b 0000002b Call Trace: 0011fc2c 0011fd42 0010a7b1 0019002b Code: 39 48 30 75 0f f6 40 11 08 74 09 b8 e6 ff ff ff c3 90 90 90

Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address c0eaec20 current->tss.cr3 = 00588000, %cr3 = 00588000 *pde = 00000000 Oops: 0000 EIP: 0010:0012a5bc EFLAGS: 00010206 eax: 00eaebf0 ebx: 00090780 ecx: 0068f8c0 edx: 0019b534 esi: 00000000 edi: 004c7000 ebp: bffffe4c esp: 0057ff80 ds: 0018 es: 0018 fs: 002b gs: 002b ss: 0018 Process agetty (pid: 63, process nr: 7, stackpage=0057f000) Stack: 0011fc2c 0068f8c0 00000000 bffffe68 00000002 0068f8c0 0011fd42 004c7000 00000002 bffffe68 007bcc0c bffffee8 bffffee8 004c7000 0010a7b1 600950c8 00000002 bffffe68 bffffee8 bffffee8 bffffe4c ffffffda 0009002b ffff002b Call Trace: 0011fc2c 0011fd42 0010a7b1 0019002b Code: 39 48 30 75 0f f6 40 11 08 74 09 b8 e6 ff ff ff c3 90 90 90

Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address c0eaec20 current->tss.cr3 = 0057d000, %cr3 = 0057d000 *pde = 00000000 Oops: 0000 EIP: 0010:0012a5bc EFLAGS: 00010206 eax: 00eaebf0 ebx: 00090960 ecx: 0068f8c0 edx: 0019b534 esi: 00000000 edi: 0060d000 ebp: bffffe4c esp: 005a2f80 ds: 0018 es: 0018 fs: 002b gs: 002b ss: 0018 Process agetty (pid: 64, process nr: 15, stackpage=005a2000) Stack: 0011fc2c 0068f8c0 00000000 bffffe68 00000002 0068f8c0 0011fd42 0060d000 00000002 bffffe68 0059dc0c bffffee8 bffffee8 0060d000 0010a7b1 600950c8 00000002 bffffe68 bffffee8 bffffee8 bffffe4c ffffffda bfff002b 0000002b Call Trace: 0011fc2c 0011fd42 0010a7b1 0019002b Code: 39 48 30 75 0f f6 40 11 08 74 09 b8 e6 ff ff ff c3 90 90 90