Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 4 Apr 2002 07:56:57 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 4 Apr 2002 07:56:47 -0500 Received: from ns1.alcove-solutions.com ([212.155.209.139]:36761 "EHLO smtp-out.fr.alcove.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 4 Apr 2002 07:56:28 -0500 Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 14:56:14 +0200 From: Stelian Pop To: "Adam J. Richter" Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Patch: linux-2.5.8-pre1/kernel/exit.c change caused BUG() at boot time Message-ID: <20020404125614.GE9820@come.alcove-fr> Reply-To: Stelian Pop Mail-Followup-To: Stelian Pop , "Adam J. Richter" , Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <20020404035910.A281@baldur.yggdrasil.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.25i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Apr 04, 2002 at 03:59:10AM -0800, Adam J. Richter wrote: > When I attempted to boot linux-2.5.8-pre1, I got a kernel > BUG() for exit.c line 519. The was a small change to to kernel/exit.c > in 2.5.8-pre1 which deleted a kernel_lock() call. Restoring that line > resulted in a kernel that booted fine. I am sending this email from > the machine running that kernel (so I guess a matching release of > the kernel lock is already in the code). It should be added that the bug is hit only if CONFIG_PREEMPT is on. Stelian. -- Stelian Pop Alcove - http://www.alcove.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/