Just load and unload the module.
[ 3090.282767] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000060
[ 3090.284021] IP: [<ffffffff8124f7e2>] sysfs_find_dirent+0x12/0x84
[ 3090.284021] PGD 6c0ee067 PUD 6d087067 PMD 0
[ 3090.284021] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
[ 3090.284021] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:02:00.0/local_cpus
[ 3090.284021] CPU 1
[ 3090.284021] Modules linked in: mtd_dataflash mtd spi_butterfly(-) spi_bitbang leds_net5501 ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat nf_nat af_packet nfsd lockd nfs_acl auth_rpcgss exportfs sco bridge stp llc bnep l2cap crc16 bluetooth rfkill sunrpc ipt_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 iptable_filter ip_tables ip6t_REJECT xt_tcpudp nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 xt_state nf_conntrack ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables ipv6 p4_clockmod freq_table speedstep_lib binfmt_misc dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_multipath scsi_dh dm_mod kvm uinput mousedev joydev snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_seq snd_seq_device ppdev snd_pcm led_class usbmouse usbkbd snd_timer usbhid iTCO_wdt hid snd iTCO_vendor_support tg3 sg sr_mod soundcore dcdbas rtc_cmos i2c_i801 cdrom rng_core pcspkr rtc_core snd_page_alloc parport_pc evdev shpchp rtc_lib parport 8250_pnp pci_hotplug mac_hid unix ide_pci_generic ide_core ata_generic pata_acpi ata_piix sd_mod crc_t10dif ext3 jbd mbcache uhci_hcd ohci_!
hcd ssb mmc_core pcmcia pcmcia_core firmware_class ehci_hcd usbcore nls_base i915 drm_kms_helper intel_agp button intel_gtt video thermal_sys hwmon output [last unloaded: mperf]
[ 3090.325393]
[ 3090.325393] Pid: 6990, comm: rmmod Not tainted 2.6.37-rc1 #12 0HH807/OptiPlex GX620
[ 3090.325393] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8124f7e2>] [<ffffffff8124f7e2>] sysfs_find_dirent+0x12/0x84
[ 3090.325393] RSP: 0018:ffff880076fbfd68 EFLAGS: 00010292
[ 3090.325393] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 3090.325393] RDX: ffffffff81692c20 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
[ 3090.325393] RBP: ffff880076fbfd88 R08: ffffffff81ad8370 R09: 000000000047603c
[ 3090.325393] R10: 0000000000000002 R11: 00007fff04119e40 R12: 0000000000000000
[ 3090.325393] R13: ffff88006c21c250 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000001
[ 3090.325393] FS: 00007f69f8f206f0(0000) GS:ffff88007c800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 3090.325393] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b
[ 3090.325393] CR2: 0000000000000060 CR3: 000000006c18f000 CR4: 00000000000006e0
[ 3090.325393] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 3090.325393] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 3090.325393] Process rmmod (pid: 6990, threadinfo ffff880076fbe000, task ffff88006d208000)
[ 3090.325393] Stack:
[ 3090.325393] ffff880076fbfd88 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ffff88006c21c250
[ 3090.325393] ffff880076fbfdb8 ffffffff8124f899 ffff880076fbfdc8 ffffffff81692c20
[ 3090.325393] ffffffff81b057e0 ffff880079ae1568 ffff880076fbfde8 ffffffff81252f2c
[ 3090.325393] Call Trace:
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffff8124f899>] sysfs_get_dirent+0x45/0x7b
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffff81252f2c>] sysfs_remove_group+0x32/0xf0
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffff813f9f38>] dpm_sysfs_remove+0x20/0x29
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffff813ef5cf>] device_del+0x68/0x260
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffff813ef829>] device_unregister+0x62/0x7c
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffff81443134>] spi_unregister_master+0x74/0x7f
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffffa0bdf31e>] spi_bitbang_stop+0x24/0x6f [spi_bitbang]
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffffa0be7127>] butterfly_detach+0x53/0xcd [spi_butterfly]
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffffa034e925>] parport_unregister_driver+0x60/0xa4 [parport]
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffffa0be762c>] butterfly_exit+0x1c/0x25 [spi_butterfly]
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffff810d32bc>] sys_delete_module+0x2d6/0x368
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffff8155075b>] ? lockdep_sys_exit_thunk+0x35/0x67
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffff815506e5>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
[ 3090.325393] [<ffffffff8100ea72>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[ 3090.325393] Code: ff 48 ff 05 a9 ff 72 01 f0 ff 03 48 ff 05 a7 ff 72 01 5a 48 89 d8 5b c9 c3 55 48 89 e5 41 55 41 54 53 48 83 ec 08 0f 1f 44 00 00 <4c> 8b 67 60 48 89 f3 49 89 d5 eb 4f 48 ff 05 a3 ff 72 01 48 85
[ 3090.325393] RIP [<ffffffff8124f7e2>] sysfs_find_dirent+0x12/0x84
[ 3090.325393] RSP <ffff880076fbfd68>
[ 3090.325393] CR2: 0000000000000060
[ 3090.326140] ---[ end trace 593b81e8a5dd9dbd ]---
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~Randy
*** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***
--- On Thu, 11/4/10, Randy Dunlap <[email protected]> wrote:
> Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 12:46 PM
> Just load and unload the module.
For the record ... at first impression this
feels like a regression in another part of
the kernel than the driver you indicate.
I used to do that load/unload semi-regularly,
with no errors appearing.
However, I can't do any real testing on this,
now, since I no longer have parport-capable
hardware to which I can hook up one of these adapters ... and thus collect more info about
where the bit-rot has rooted.
- Dave