linux-kernel - Re: kernel BUG and freeze on cat /proc/tty/driver/serial

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Date:	Tue, 8 Mar 2011 17:10:38 +0100
From:	"Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe" <Mario.Holbe@...Ilmenau.DE>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kernel BUG and freeze on cat /proc/tty/driver/serial

Hello,

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 05:17:28PM +0100, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote:
> reading /proc/tty/driver/serial leads to a NULL pointer dereference BUG
> and freeze on a serial-console enabled 2.6.35.{4,10,11} and 2.6.37.
> 2.6.32.28 does fine without BUG and freeze.

This issue persists with 2.6.37.3 and 2.6.38-rc8.


regards
   Mario
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