On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 02:34:24PM +0100, Roel Teuwen wrote:
> Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-2-32
> Version: 2.6.8-6
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> After filing bugreport #294167 (apt-listbugs: segmentation fault on
> hppa), it was closed by the developer, stating the cause is the kernel
> because of kernel messages in dmesg.
> 
> It was my understanding that these messages were informational and
> indicative of a programming flaw in the application, but complying with
> the request anyway.
Ouch, yes it definitely seems to be kernel flaw.  Userspace programs
should not (be able to) cause the kernel's page fault algorithm to
break, or cause a register dump.

Is this reproducible?  Does it happen every time?

Justin

> dmesg kernel messages were :
> 
> do_page_fault() pid=1556 command='apt-listbugs' type=7
> address=0x4027d3af
> vm_start = 0x4022a000, vm_end = 0x40312000
> 
>      YZrvWESTHLNXBCVMcbcbcbcbOGFRQPDI
>      PSW: 00000000000001001111111100001111 Not tainted
>      r00-03  00000000 fffff000 4027d3a3 4033b458
>      r04-07  40325e58 4033b538 40321d8c 410b6590
>      r08-11  40338e24 00989680 00000001 0015430c
>      r12-15  00154308 00000000 403246da 00000611
>      r16-19  407e9bf0 00000000 00000000 40325e58
>      r20-23  00000000 00000000 410b6000 00000001
>      r24-27  00000001 410b6590 00000000 00020b9c
>      r28-31  00000000 00000168 410b6600 407d7edb
>      sr0-3   00000000 00000000 00000000 00000028
>      sr4-7   00000028 00000028 00000028 00000028
> 
>      IASQ: 00000028 00000028 IAOQ: 4027d3af 4027d3b3
>      IIR: 0cca1280    ISR: 00000028  IOR: 40321d8c
>      CPU:        0   CR30: 144ec000 CR31: 103d0000
>      ORIG_R28: 00000000
>      IAOQ[0]: 0x4027d3af
>      IAOQ[1]: 0x4027d3b3
>      RP(r2): 0x4027d3a3
> 
> apt-listbugs (pid 1556): Protection id trap (code 27)
> 
>      YZrvWESTHLNXBCVMcbcbcbcbOGFRQPDI
>      PSW: 00000000000001001111111100001111 Not tainted
>      r00-03  00000000 1043c010 10113c00 160a16c4
>      r04-07  410b6600 1645f320 410b6624 1645f51c
>      r08-11  00000000 00000000 160a16c4 0000000b
>      r12-15  00154308 00000000 403246da 00000611
>      r16-19  1645f320 00000000 00000000 0000000b
>      r20-23  00000001 00030001 410b6624 144ec088
>      r24-27  144ec088 144ec088 410b6624 10347010
>      r28-31  0000000b 00000000 144ec340 101f764c
>      sr0-3   00000000 00000000 00000000 00000028
>      sr4-7   00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 
>      IASQ: 00000000 00000000 IAOQ: 101364d4 101364d8
>      IIR: 0f53d280    ISR: 00000028  IOR: 410b6624
>      CPU:        0   CR30: 144ec000 CR31: 103d0000
>      ORIG_R28: 103d0000
>      IAOQ[0]: copy_siginfo_to_user+0x468/0x490
>      IAOQ[1]: copy_siginfo_to_user+0x46c/0x490
>      RP(r2): setup_rt_frame+0x98/0x42c


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