Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 2 Oct 2012 13:32:53 -0700 (PDT) | From | Hugh Dickins <> | Subject | Re: kernel null pointer dereference at kmem_cache_alloc+0x5b/0x140 |
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On Tue, 2 Oct 2012, Shuah Khan wrote: > I started seeing the following null pointer dereference on > a linux-next sept 21 git and still seeing it on linux-next > Sep 27th git. > > Can be reproduced easily. I have been able to reproduce every > time I do a complete build of a kernel on fresh checkout or > touch a header file that forces full build. > > I didn't get a chance to investigate this yet, thought I would > share just in case others have seen it. > > [11478.881196] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000001 > [11478.881245] IP: [<ffffffff811742bb>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x5b/0x140 > [11478.881277] PGD 74386067 PUD 5dfab067 PMD 0 > [11478.881302] Oops: 0000 [#2] SMP > [11478.881705] CPU 0 > [11478.881717] Pid: 6399, comm: ld Tainted: G D 3.6.0-rc7-next-20120927+ #1 Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 6930p/30DC > [11478.884005] Process ld (pid: 6399, threadinfo ffff88005dec0000, task ffff88007bf244a0) > [11478.884005] Call Trace: > [11478.884005] [<ffffffff8125dab1>] ext4_es_insert_extent+0x1e1/0x2f0
ext4_es_insert_extent again: probably fixed by the same patch as I just sent in your other kernel NULL pointer dereference thread.
Hugh
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