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Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 10:49:35 +0200
From: VDA <VDA@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua>
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To: "Petr Vandrovec" <VANDROVE@vc.cvut.cz>
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Subject: Re: System reset on Kernel 2.4.10
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Hello Petr,
Wednesday, October 03, 2001, 2:02:28 PM, you wrote:
PV> Look at fs/binfmt_elf.c, at line 642 (in -ac2). There is

PV> error = elf_map(....)

PV> but nobody bothers with checking error value, it even tries it
PV> to use as an offset if stars are in wrong constellation.
PV> If you could add these lines below the call:

PV> if ((unsigned long)error >= (unsigned long)(-256)) {
PV>   set_fs(old_fs);
PV>   printk(KERN_DEBUG "Something went wrong with elf_map()\n");
PV>   kfree(elf_phdata);
PV>   send_sig(SIGSEGV, current, 0);
PV>   return 0;
PV> }

PV> and then report results...

It fixes reboot for me. Now vmlinux segfaults, and I see
"Something went wrong with elf_map()" in the log.
-- 
Best regards, VDA
mailto:VDA@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua


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