Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10586] New: High Number of Segfaults onMacBookStarting With 2.6.24.5 Kernel

Randy Dunlap
2008-05-02T00:14:18Z

On Thu, 01 May 2008 17:04:36 -0700 Ryan Roth wrote:

> Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Thu, 01 May 2008 16:29:58 -0700
> > Ryan Roth <ryanroth@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>> OK, worried. This is a huge bug. But afaik you're the only person
> >>> who has
> >>> hit it, so there must be something special in your setup which is
> >>> triggering it. This could be hard.
> >>>
> >>>
> >> OK here is what I get with the git16 kernel. On boot I get this error:
> >>
> >> PCI: Not using MMCONFIG
> >> PCI: BIOS Bug: MCFG area at f0000000 is not reserved in ACPI motherboard
> >> resources
> >> PCI: Not using MMCONFIG
> >>
> >
> > yeah, mmconfig is a problem. It should be harmless. Probably you're
> > better off with it disabled ;)
> >
> >
> >> Attached is a complete log after this boot
> >>
> >
> > I see no 'segfault' messages in there?
> >
> >
> Since this last boot I have only got these:
>
> > May 1 16:26:25 kernel: gnome-power-man[3112]: segfault at 0 ip 410fda
> > sp 7fff4712c870 error 4 in gnome-power-manager[400000+47000]
> > May 1 16:26:25 kernel: gnome-power-man[3116]: segfault at 0 ip 410fda
> > sp 7fff2959cce0 error 4 in gnome-power-manager[400000+47000]
> > May 1 16:26:25 kernel: gnome-power-man[3119]: segfault at 0 ip 410fda
> > sp 7fffc7671db0 error 4 in gnome-power-manager[400000+47000]

Are you using stack protector? How could we tell?
I don't see it in the kernel log.

Also, please post your kernel .config file.

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~Randy