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

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Message-ID: <54D50C42.2060805@decentral.ch>
Date:	Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:47:30 +0100
From:	Tim Tassonis <stuff@...entral.ch>
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>,
	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? :-)

Well, I will, if somebody bothers to actually look at it. Takes me some 
time to set everything up again for it. And it would be nice if you 
could cc me directly in the reply, as already mentioned, I'm not on the 
list and this copy-paste stuff from marc.info is a bit a nuisance.

Bye
Tim



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