From: Andrew Morton <akpm@zip.com.au>
To: Berend De Schouwer <bds@jhb.ucs.co.za>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: Kernel Oops on cat /proc/ioports
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 17:06:57 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3C16ADB1.F9E847E9@zip.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1008073796.5535.5.camel@bds.ucs.co.za>
Berend De Schouwer wrote:
>
> [1.] One line summary of the problem:
>
> Running "cat /proc/ioports" causes a segfault and kernel oops.
>
> ...
> [7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules):
>
> cyclades 147616 16 (autoclean)
cyclades does request_region(), but forgets to do release_region().
This will leave the region allocated in kernel data structures,
but its "name" field resides in module memory.
So if you load cyclades.o, then rmmod it, then cat /proc/ioports,
you'll touch unmapped memory and go boom.
Some brave soul needs to teach cyclades about release_region().
Shame the Nobel prizes are all gone this year.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-12-12 1:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-12-11 12:29 PROBLEM: Kernel Oops on cat /proc/ioports Berend De Schouwer
2001-12-12 0:22 ` Randy.Dunlap
2001-12-12 0:31 ` {multiple} " Randy.Dunlap
2001-12-12 1:06 ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2001-12-12 2:57 ` PROBLEM: " Matt
2001-12-12 3:10 ` Andrew Morton
2001-12-12 3:25 ` Matt
2001-12-12 10:30 ` Berend De Schouwer
2001-12-12 1:25 ` Andrew Morton
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