From: Ted Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
To: Mark Lord <kernel@teksavvy.com>
Cc: Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ext4 crash on 2.6.37: NULL ptr in ext4_discard_preallocations
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:05:50 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110220000550.GA8765@thunk.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4D604620.9060204@teksavvy.com>
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 05:37:20PM -0500, Mark Lord wrote:
> 32-bit x86 system, 2.6.37 SMP kernel, Core2duo, 3.3GB RAM, no swap.
>
> The system just suddenly switched to fbconsole and dumped a traceback.
> Here's the screen-shot photo: http://rtr.ca/ext4_crash.jpg
>
> Is this a known bug that got fixed in 2.6.37.1 ?
No, this looks like a new one.
And I can't make the Code: line make sense. Can you send me the
fs/ext4/mballoc.s file after running the command "make
fs/ext4/mballoc.s" in your build tree where you built this kernel?
Thanks!!
- Ted
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-02-20 0:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-02-19 22:37 ext4 crash on 2.6.37: NULL ptr in ext4_discard_preallocations Mark Lord
2011-02-20 0:05 ` Ted Ts'o [this message]
2011-02-20 4:54 ` Mark Lord
2011-02-20 5:05 ` Mark Lord
2011-02-20 6:15 ` Ted Ts'o
2011-02-20 13:55 ` Mark Lord
2011-02-20 14:39 ` Mark Lord
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