From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1Cf61g-0004mt-D6 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:31:20 -0800 Received: from smtp002.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.11.33]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.41) id 1Cf61f-0006Mj-GS for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:31:20 -0800 From: Paolo Giarrusso Subject: Re: [uml-devel] unable to unmount tmpfs problem lives on References: <000601c4e3cc$119a1280$0201a8c0@hawk> <200412170115.15731.blaisorblade_personal@yahoo.it> <001e01c4e3ce$c873fff0$0201a8c0@hawk> In-Reply-To: <001e01c4e3ce$c873fff0$0201a8c0@hawk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200412170130.13717.blaisorblade_personal@yahoo.it> Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:30:13 +0100 To: "Christopher S. Aker" Cc: uml-devel On Friday 17 December 2004 01:24, Christopher S. Aker wrote: > > Well, this is yet undiagnosed, but definitely it's not a UML bug... you > > should certainly run a 2.6.8.1 based kernel... > > That is unfortunate. > > > There is some kind of security bug fixed in 2.6.9, but it was a littler > > one probably (an overflow when handling file position...). > > > > Do you remember when UML crashed and left the unkillable 'D' thread? > > That's a local DoS bug, and this one you're speaking about is a worse > > one... I and Bodo have complained about this one (not on LKML) and didn't > > get any answer yet... > > I could try and get a response from LKML, but you would probably present > the problem better... I've been away from the net one week, and I've posted the message before it. Now, I *do* want to wait before posting to LKML... I'll maybe complain louder. I'll post to LKML as a last resort, if they show not enough care of the problem, to urge them to fix it. -- Paolo Giarrusso, aka Blaisorblade Linux registered user n. 292729 http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel