linux-kernel - Re: kernel panic related to ReiserFS (v3)

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Date:	Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:28:30 -0400
From:	"John Stoffel" <john@...ffel.org>
To:	largret@...il.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kernel panic related to ReiserFS (v3)

Chris> This kernel panic happened a few minutes ago, and it is
Chris> probably related to a firefox bug, but it shouldn't cause the
Chris> kernel to panic. I'm running the 2.6.16.16 kernel with the
Chris> latest squashfs (CVS) patch which supported this kernel
Chris> series. The distro is Slamd64, and is on a 64-bit AMD X2
Chris> system. As you can probably guess, my main filesystem is
Chris> ReiserFS. It is on an SATA drive. If more information is
Chris> needed, let me know.

Chris> Jul 17 23:42:49 localhost kernel: Modules linked in: usb_storage vmnet
Chris> parport_pc parport vmmon snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss md5 ipv6 ipt_recent
Chris> ipt_REJECT xt_state iptable_filter nfs lockd nfs_acl sunrpc r8169
Chris> ohci1394 ieee1394 emu10k1_gp gameport snd_emu10k1 snd_rawmidi
Chris> snd_ac97_codec snd_ac97_bus snd_pcm snd_seq_device snd_timer
Chris> snd_page_alloc snd_util_mem snd_hwdep snd 8250_pci 8250 serial_core
Chris> tda9887 tuner cx8800 cx88xx video_buf ir_common tveeprom compat_ioctl32
Chris> v4l1_compat v4l2_common btcx_risc videodev nvidia forcedeth i2c_nforce2
Chris> pcmcia firmware_class yenta_socket rsrc_nonstatic pcmcia_core
Chris> Jul 17 23:42:49 localhost kernel: Pid: 7770, comm: firefox-bin Tainted:
Chris> P      2.6.16.16 #1

You've got a binary kernel module loaded here, please try to re-create
this crash without the nvidia module loaded.  We (hah!  Not me
actually... :-) can't debug this with such a module.

The key is the 'Tainted' flag.  

John
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