Re: CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB=y prevents kernel panic

[Ian Pilcher <i.pilcher-Wuw85uim5zDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>]

Alan Cox wrote:
> On Gwe, 2003-12-05 at 20:55, Ian Pilcher wrote:
> 
>>The question is, where do I go from here?  The help for
>>CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB makes it seem unlikely that this is the root cause,
>>but I don't have any idea how I can debug this further.
> 
> 
> If that is really what makes the difference then 99 times out of 100 you
> are looking for code that kmallocs memory and then relies on its content
> without clearing it.
> 
> 

Setting CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB is definitely the deciding factor.  (I editted
the i686-smp config file and rebuilt the SRPM; voila!, it boots with
ACPI turned on.)

Any suggestions on how I can find the offending code?

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Ian Pilcher                                        i.pilcher-Wuw85uim5zDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org
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