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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]