linux-kernel - Re: Periodic Null pointer access with 4.14.29-30 (while using minidlna) in sendfile system call

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Message-ID: <346ede96-04a6-feed-ce5b-a05814f8277e@free.fr>
Date:   Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:54:39 +0200
From:   Eric Valette <eric.valette@...e.fr>
To:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Periodic Null pointer access with 4.14.29-30 (while using
 minidlna) in sendfile system call

On 3/25/18 11:39 PM, Eric Valette wrote:
> On 3/25/18 11:07 PM, Eric Valette wrote:
>> Since a few kernels I get this error when streaming video to TV via 
>> minidlna:
> 
> Checked it started with at least 4.14.25. My older kern.log.2.gz file 
> says before first march I did not get this error. But I removed older 
> kernels from my /boot directory.
> 
> I usually update kernel regularly as they appear but sometime I have a 
> week or two delay. If this helps bisecting.


Opened bug 199211 in bugzilla. Other user have confirmed it and even 
proposed a possible explanation.

-- eric