linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.18-1.2689.fc6PAE: oops in ext3_clear

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Date:	Tue, 3 Oct 2006 18:23:13 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...deen.net>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: 2.6.18-1.2689.fc6PAE: oops in ext3_clear_inode+0x52/0x8b

On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 09:06:05AM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> Adrian Bunk wrote:
> >On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 12:32:14AM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> >>Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> >>>>BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 756e6547
> >>>756e6547 -> uneG.   Matches "GenuineIntel".
> >>>
> >>>That'll get written into a temporary page by the /proc/cpuinfo handler, 
> >>>so
> >>>it might just be a use-uninitialised.
> >>But strangely enough, it's the second report we've seen with this exact 
> >>backtrace, and the same "Genu" ascii string where the i_default_acl 
> >>should be.
> >>
> >>Both boxes had been through a suspend-to-ram recently, just in case that 
> >>might matter.
> >>
> >>Seems like something more than random chance...
> >
> >Can you give a pointer to the other report?
> 
> Sure, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207658

Another tainted kernel...

> -Eric

cu
Adrian

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