From: Christian Borntraeger <kernel@borntraeger.net>
To: bluefoxicy@linux.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Oops 0002
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 22:26:21 +0100
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john moser wrote:
> icebox regression # ./memkmemport_test
> Testing denied write of /dev/mem... : FAILED
[...]
> Oops: 0002 [#3]

You started this testcase as root? I think writing to /dev/kmem as root is 
working as designed.
Having an oops after this artificial memory corruption is quite normal.
Your oops is only interesting if this happens with a non-root user.


cheers

Christian

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