linux-kernel - Re: Bug/Warning report for the week of January 3rd, 2009

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Sat, 3 Jan 2009 16:20:00 -0800
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, x86@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	tytso@....edu, eric@...olt.net, airlied@...hat.com
Subject: Re: Bug/Warning report for the week of January 3rd, 2009

On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:40:25 -0600
Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca> wrote:

> Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > Rank 2: mtrr_trim_uncached_memory (warning)
> > 	Reported 420 times (9816 total reports)
> > 	BIOS bug (often in VMWare) where the MTRR's are set up
> > incorrectly or not at all This warning was last seen in version
> > 2.6.28, and first seen in 2.6.24. More info:
> > http://www.kerneloops.org/searchweek.php?search=mtrr_trim_uncached_memory
> 
> It would be useful if this warning dumped out some DMI BIOS
> information or something, so we could see what systems/boards this
> was commonly happening with.. 

yes it would; this is why Linus merged a patch to do exactly that for
2.6.29..........



-- 
Arjan van de Ven 	Intel Open Source Technology Centre
For development, discussion and tips for power savings, 
visit http://www.lesswatts.org
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/