linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] Kernel Panic in squashfs

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Date:	Fri, 6 Feb 2015 18:37:35 +0100
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>
To:	Tim Tassonis <stuff@...entral.ch>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [BUG] Kernel Panic in squashfs

On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 5:55 PM, Tim Tassonis <stuff@...entral.ch> wrote:
> Hi all
>
>
> Just found out that squashfs panics when compiled in statically instead of
> as a module, when mounting an sqf file. The sequence I did was:
>
>
> # mkdir /mnt/gaia-ro
>
> # mount /gaiarule.sqf  /mnt/gaia-ro -t squashfs -o loop
>
> Maybe it is of importance that the sqf file is located in the initramfs. The
> kernel was panicking reliably with different sqf files, on different
> hardware upon the mount command, with "unable to handle kernel paging
> request". This was on 3.18.5. As soon as I compiled squashfs as a modules,
> the problem went away.
>
> If you need further details, please cc me directly, as I unsubscribed from
> the list due to not being able to handle the massive load.

What about sharing the actual kernel panic? :-)

-- 
Thanks,
//richard
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