Messages in this thread Patch in this message |  | | Date | Thu, 4 Apr 2002 03:59:10 -0800 | From | "Adam J. Richter" <> | Subject | Patch: linux-2.5.8-pre1/kernel/exit.c change caused BUG() at boot time |
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When I attempted to boot linux-2.5.8-pre1, I got a kernel BUG() for exit.c line 519. The was a small change to to kernel/exit.c in 2.5.8-pre1 which deleted a kernel_lock() call. Restoring that line resulted in a kernel that booted fine. I am sending this email from the machine running that kernel (so I guess a matching release of the kernel lock is already in the code).
Here is the patch. Of course, it would be helpful if someone who actually understands this could take a look at it.
-- Adam J. Richter __ ______________ 4880 Stevens Creek Blvd, Suite 104 adam@yggdrasil.com \ / San Jose, California 95129-1034 +1 408 261-6630 | g g d r a s i l United States of America fax +1 408 261-6631 "Free Software For The Rest Of Us." --- linux-2.5.8-pre1/kernel/exit.c 2002-04-03 23:38:32.000000000 -0800 +++ linux/kernel/exit.c 2002-04-04 03:52:18.000000000 -0800 @@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ acct_process(code); __exit_mm(tsk); + lock_kernel(); sem_exit(); __exit_files(tsk); __exit_fs(tsk); |  |