linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/3] xen/mce: Add mcelog support for Xen platform (RFC)

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

Date:	Wed, 30 May 2012 14:40:56 +0000
From:	"Liu, Jinsong" <jinsong.liu@...el.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
CC:	'Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk' <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	"'linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	"'xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com'" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/3] xen/mce: Add mcelog support for Xen platform (RFC)

Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 04:40:19PM +0000, Liu, Jinsong wrote:
>> From calltrace seems it's related to device_initcall. Borislav, would
>> you please send me your .config? I can try to reproduce it and debug
>> it.
> 
> Attached. It is xen-less :).
> 
>> (BTW, your kernel pull from
>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git? I
>> want to keep same baseline with you)
> 
> Actually, it is
> 
>  git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git
> 
> but it should be the same thing (symlinked or so).
> 
> Head is v3.4-8261-ga01ee165a132.
> 
>> Attached is the .config at my environment which boot linux3.4.0-rc1+
>> as dom0 at Xen platform. Under this environment & config it's OK.
> 
> Why does it say "linux3.4.0-rc1+"? This is old. Or do you mean 3.4 +
> patches? See head commit id above.
> 
> And you need to test baremetal too with your patch, not only as a dom0
> kernel.
> 
> Thanks.

I pulled latest kernel and patched my patch, but cannot reproduce the bug (it works OK under both baremetal and xen platform).
Anyway, it's not important now, I have found root cause, the patch will only affect amd mce logic, I will explain in next email.

Thanks,
Jinsong--
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/