Re: [PATCH 00/10] AXFS: Advanced XIP filesystem

Geert Uytterhoeven
2008-08-28T15:41:21Z

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On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, Jared Hulbert wrote:
> > The version in SVN seems to be slightly older than the one you submitted?
>
> Oops. Okay I must have neglected to sync at the very end. Thanks.
>
> I forgot, there is also a git repo at
>
> git://git.infradead.org/users/jehulber/axfs.git
>
> > Which platform(s) do you use for testing?
>
> ARM, x86
>
> > I gave AxFS a try on PS3 (ppc64, always use big-endian 64-bit for testing new
> > code ;-).
>
> Smart. Hmmm, If only I had a PS3....

I heard you got one? ;-)

> > When mounting the image, I got the crash below:
> >
> > | attempt to access beyond end of device
> > | loop0: rw=0, want=4920, limit=4912

Interestingly, it also doesn't work on UserModeLinux (x86, 32-bit):

| attempt to access beyond end of device
| loop0: rw=0, want=24, limit=16
|
| EIP: 0073:[<0811ec67>] CPU: 0 Not tainted ESP: 007b:19515c38 EFLAGS: 00210212
| Not tainted
| EAX: 00000000 EBX: 00001000 ECX: 19484aa0 EDX: 190d9f0c
| ESI: 195ee000 EDI: 19515cd0 EBP: 19515c6c DS: 007b ES: 007b
| 08247af0: [<08069ba3>] show_regs+0xb4/0xb9
| 08247b1c: [<080591ee>] segv+0x222/0x23a
| 08247bbc: [<08059296>] segv_handler+0x90/0x9a
| 08247c68: [<080649b8>] sig_handler_common+0x63/0x72
| 08247ce0: [<08064cac>] sig_handler+0x31/0x3d
| 08247cec: [<08064c0b>] handle_signal+0x4c/0x7a
| 08247d0c: [<08066327>] hard_handler+0xf/0x14
| 08247d1c: [<005c0420>] 0x5c0420
|
| Kernel panic - not syncing: Kernel mode fault at addr 0x14, ip 0x811ec67
|
| EIP: 0073:[<4010a44e>] CPU: 0 Not tainted ESP: 007b:bfa323a0 EFLAGS: 00200246
| Not tainted
| EAX: ffffffda EBX: 080595f8 ECX: 080595c8 EDX: 080595d8
| ESI: c0ed0000 EDI: 00000000 EBP: bfa323d8 DS: 007b ES: 007b
| 08247a5c: [<08069ba3>] show_regs+0xb4/0xb9
| 08247a88: [<08059462>] panic_exit+0x25/0x3b
| 08247a9c: [<08083642>] notifier_call_chain+0x27/0x4c
| 08247ac4: [<0808367e>] __atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x17/0x19
| 08247ad4: [<08083695>] atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x15/0x17
| 08247af0: [<0806fd87>] panic+0x52/0xd8
| 08247b10: [<080591fc>] segv+0x230/0x23a
| 08247bbc: [<08059296>] segv_handler+0x90/0x9a
| 08247c68: [<080649b8>] sig_handler_common+0x63/0x72
| 08247ce0: [<08064cac>] sig_handler+0x31/0x3d
| 08247cec: [<08064c0b>] handle_signal+0x4c/0x7a
| 08247d0c: [<08066327>] hard_handler+0xf/0x14
| 08247d1c: [<005c0420>] 0x5c0420

Commandline is `mount image.axfs /mnt -o loop -t axfs'.

Is there something wrong with the axfs version you submitted, or with
mkfs.axfs?

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
Software Architect

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