Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: XF86_S3 server hard locks my box | Date | Fri, 19 Dec 1997 00:48:16 +0000 (GMT) |
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> # cd /proc > # dd if=kcore of=/dev/null > > looks fairly harmless, yes? But if I'm running the XF86_S3 server > (3.3.1), it hard locks my linux box (kernel 2.0.31, on a Pentium, 32M Ram). > Not just the X terminal. An attached WYSE/serial terminal freezes as well. > I can execute the above without the freeze if I run a different X > server, eg XF86_SVGA. The lockup is 100% reproducable (for me).
This is correct behaviour. If you copy random device memory around as you are doing (and can only do as root) expect to make a mess
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