From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 08:29:51 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 08:29:41 -0500 Received: from [63.95.87.168] ([63.95.87.168]:3347 "HELO xi.linuxpower.cx") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 08:29:31 -0500 Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 08:29:30 -0500 From: Gregory Maxwell To: Daniel Phillips Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: kernel BUG at slab.c:1542!(2.4.1-pre9) Message-ID: <20010124082929.A1970@xi.linuxpower.cx> In-Reply-To: <3A6C5058.C5AA7681@zaralinux.com> <3A6CB620.469A15A9@Home.net> <3A6ED16E.E8343678@innominate.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.8i In-Reply-To: <3A6ED16E.E8343678@innominate.de>; from phillips@innominate.de on Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 01:58:22PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 01:58:22PM +0100, Daniel Phillips wrote: > > This is not a kernel bug, This is a bug in the XFree86 TrueType rendering > > extention. This has been discussed on the Xpert XFree86 mailing list. There > > is a fix in the works (depends on the TrueType fonts your using). > > A BUG is a BUG: > > > > kernel BUG at slab.c:1542! > > The kernel should never oops, no matter what user space does to it. The kernel appears to run fine with this bug() removed. BTW- gimp and a few other apps also manage to trigger it.. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/