Hi, Sorry for the late reply, I was off for a few days. Saddly, I never reproduced the bug. I moved my main machine to an older kernel and let a virtual machine track down the bug, but it never appeared again --- possibly because of the simpler hardwares.
And just as you say, I also think it should not be that place which origins the bug, because no inner called functions even touched the stack. I think "mov (%esp),%ebx" can only be bad on a corrupted stack. I will come up with more detailed info if the same problem appears and I catch the very first bug. Thanks a lot for your responding. On Thursday 10 January 2008, you wrote: > Hi, > > thanks for your report. > > > I'm using Debian unstable/sid/lenny with homemade kernel 2.6.23.12 > > patched with tuxonice-3.0-rc3-for-2.6.23.9 and compiled with > > gcc version 4.2.3 20071123 (prerelease) (Debian 4.2.2-4). > > > > My root file system is xfs which does not have "noatime" option. > > I was "tar xf"ing a big tar ball when this happen and ultimately leads to a > > hang up. I am trying to reproduce it again in a similar setting virutal > > machine,but till now it does not happen again. > > I will provide further details if it appears again. > > > > The objdump for touch_atime of my vmlinux is as follows: > > > > c0191870 <touch_atime>: > > c0191870: 83 ec 0c sub $0xc,%esp > > c0191873: 89 c1 mov %eax,%ecx > > c0191875: 89 1c 24 mov %ebx,(%esp) > > c0191878: 89 74 24 04 mov %esi,0x4(%esp) > > c019187c: 89 7c 24 08 mov %edi,0x8(%esp) > > c0191880: 8b 5a 08 mov 0x8(%edx),%ebx > > c0191883: f6 83 1c 01 00 00 02 testb $0x2,0x11c(%ebx) > > c019188a: 0f 85 92 00 00 00 jne c0191922 <touch_atime+0xb2> > > c0191890: 8b bb 88 00 00 00 mov 0x88(%ebx),%edi > > c0191896: 8b 47 30 mov 0x30(%edi),%eax > > c0191899: a9 01 04 00 00 test $0x401,%eax > > c019189e: 0f 85 7e 00 00 00 jne c0191922 <touch_atime+0xb2> > > c01918a4: f6 c4 08 test $0x8,%ah > > c01918a7: 74 10 je c01918b9 <touch_atime+0x49> > > c01918a9: 0f b7 43 66 movzwl 0x66(%ebx),%eax > > c01918ad: 25 00 f0 00 00 and $0xf000,%eax > > c01918b2: 3d 00 40 00 00 cmp $0x4000,%eax > > c01918b7: 74 69 je c0191922 <touch_atime+0xb2> > > c01918b9: 85 c9 test %ecx,%ecx > > c01918bb: 0f 84 b7 00 00 00 je c0191978 <touch_atime+0x108> > > c01918c1: 8b 51 28 mov 0x28(%ecx),%edx > > c01918c4: f6 c2 08 test $0x8,%dl > > c01918c7: 75 59 jne c0191922 <touch_atime+0xb2> > > c01918c9: f6 c2 10 test $0x10,%dl > > c01918cc: 75 63 jne c0191931 <touch_atime+0xc1> > > c01918ce: 83 e2 20 and $0x20,%edx > > c01918d1: 8d 73 44 lea 0x44(%ebx),%esi > > c01918d4: 74 0d je c01918e3 <touch_atime+0x73> > > c01918d6: 8b 43 44 mov 0x44(%ebx),%eax > > c01918d9: 8d 53 4c lea 0x4c(%ebx),%edx > > c01918dc: 39 43 4c cmp %eax,0x4c(%ebx) > > c01918df: 7c 39 jl c019191a <touch_atime+0xaa> > > c01918e1: 7e 2f jle c0191912 <touch_atime+0xa2> > > c01918e3: 89 f8 mov %edi,%eax > > c01918e5: e8 e6 04 f9 ff call c0121dd0 <current_fs_time> > > c01918ea: 39 43 44 cmp %eax,0x44(%ebx) > > c01918ed: 8d 76 00 lea 0x0(%esi),%esi > > c01918f0: 74 5e je c0191950 <touch_atime+0xe0> > > c01918f2: 89 53 48 mov %edx,0x48(%ebx) > > c01918f5: ba 01 00 00 00 mov $0x1,%edx > > c01918fa: 89 43 44 mov %eax,0x44(%ebx) > > c01918fd: 89 d8 mov %ebx,%eax > > c01918ff: 8b 74 24 04 mov 0x4(%esp),%esi > > c0191903: 8b 1c 24 mov (%esp),%ebx > > c0191906: 8b 7c 24 08 mov 0x8(%esp),%edi > > c019190a: 83 c4 0c add $0xc,%esp > > c019190d: e9 ce 8c 00 00 jmp c019a5e0 <__mark_inode_dirty> > > c0191912: 8b 4e 04 mov 0x4(%esi),%ecx > > c0191915: 39 4a 04 cmp %ecx,0x4(%edx) > > c0191918: 79 c9 jns c01918e3 <touch_atime+0x73> > > c019191a: 3b 43 54 cmp 0x54(%ebx),%eax > > c019191d: 8d 53 54 lea 0x54(%ebx),%edx > > c0191920: 7e 35 jle c0191957 <touch_atime+0xe7> > > > > c0191922: 8b 1c 24 mov (%esp),%ebx > This is really strange - we tried to load a value from a stack and > oopsed... > > > c0191925: 8b 74 24 04 mov 0x4(%esp),%esi > > c0191929: 8b 7c 24 08 mov 0x8(%esp),%edi > > c019192d: 83 c4 0c add $0xc,%esp > > c0191930: c3 ret > > c0191931: 0f b7 43 66 movzwl 0x66(%ebx),%eax > > c0191935: 25 00 f0 00 00 and $0xf000,%eax > > c019193a: 3d 00 40 00 00 cmp $0x4000,%eax > > c019193f: 74 e1 je c0191922 <touch_atime+0xb2> > > c0191941: 83 e2 20 and $0x20,%edx > > c0191944: 8d 73 44 lea 0x44(%ebx),%esi > > c0191947: 74 9a je c01918e3 <touch_atime+0x73> > > c0191949: eb 8b jmp c01918d6 <touch_atime+0x66> > > c019194b: 90 nop > > c019194c: 8d 74 26 00 lea 0x0(%esi),%esi > > c0191950: 39 56 04 cmp %edx,0x4(%esi) > > c0191953: 75 9d jne c01918f2 <touch_atime+0x82> > > c0191955: eb cb jmp c0191922 <touch_atime+0xb2> > > c0191957: 89 f6 mov %esi,%esi > > c0191959: 8d bc 27 00 00 00 00 lea 0x0(%edi),%edi > > c0191960: 0f 8c 7d ff ff ff jl c01918e3 <touch_atime+0x73> > > c0191966: 8b 46 04 mov 0x4(%esi),%eax > > c0191969: 39 42 04 cmp %eax,0x4(%edx) > > c019196c: 8d 74 26 00 lea 0x0(%esi),%esi > > c0191970: 0f 89 6d ff ff ff jns c01918e3 <touch_atime+0x73> > > c0191976: eb aa jmp c0191922 <touch_atime+0xb2> > > c0191978: 8d 73 44 lea 0x44(%ebx),%esi > > c019197b: 90 nop > > c019197c: 8d 74 26 00 lea 0x0(%esi),%esi > > c0191980: e9 5e ff ff ff jmp c01918e3 <touch_atime+0x73> > > c0191985: 90 nop > > c0191986: 90 nop > > c0191987: 90 nop > > c0191988: 90 nop > > c0191989: 90 nop > > c019198a: 90 nop > > c019198b: 90 nop > > c019198c: 90 nop > > c019198d: 90 nop > > c019198e: 90 nop > > c019198f: 90 nop > > > > > > > > code: 00 00 00 89 43 44 89 d8 8b 74 24 04 8b ff e9 8b 7c 24 08 83 c4 a0 01 > > ce > > 8c 00 00 8b 4e 00 00 4a 04 79 c9 3b 43 8b 54 53 54 7e 35 <8b> 1c 00 00 74 > > 24 > > 04 8b 7c 24 40 28 c4 0c c3 0f b7 43 8b 4c 00 > > EIP: [<c0191922>] touch_atime+0xb2/0x120 SS:ESP 0068:da1cbd80 > > BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 8efc67ce > > printing eip: > > c0191922 > > *pde = 00000000 > > Oops: 0000 [#196] > > PREEMPT > > Modules linked in: radeon drm binfmt_misc vboxdrv ipt_MASQUERADE > > iptable_nat > > nf_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables > > nfsd > > exportfs auth_rpcgss ipv6 nfs lockd sunrpc dm_snapshot usbhid hid pcmcia > > snd_intel8x0 snd_intel8x0m snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm > > snd_mixer_oss joydev tsdev snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss video backlight > > snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq yenta_socket snd_timer > > snd_seq_device ehci_hcd e1000 uhci_hcd rsrc_nonstatic pcmcia_core snd > > thermal > > psmouse i2c_i801 soundcore serio_raw usbcore snd_page_alloc pcspkr evdev > > CPU: 0 > > EIP: 0060:[<c0191922>] Tainted: G D VLI > The D flag here indicates that the kernel has already oopsed before. > The first oops will be probably more important (this second one is > likely just an fallout). Are you able to get the first oops? > > > EFLAGS: 00010246 (2.6.23.12 #1) > > EIP is at touch_atime+0xb2/0x120 > > eax: 477e33e7 ebx: ef611618 ecx: 00000001 edx: 256ccdf0 > > esi: ef61165c edi: efe57800 ebp: 00000000 esp: d6847d80 > > ds: 007b es: 007b fs: 0000 gs: 0033 ss: 0068 > > Process syslogd (pid: 4541, ti=d6846000 task=d8956a80 task.ti=d6846000) > > Stack: 00000000 00000180 cf24a200 c015b415 00001000 00000000 00000000 > > 00000000 > > 00000000 cf24a200 cf24a244 ef6116ac ef611618 00000180 00000001 00000000 > > 00000000 00000000 00001000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000020 00000000 > > Call Trace: > > [<c015b415>] do_generic_mapping_read+0x3f5/0x4e0 > > [<c015d04a>] generic_file_aio_read+0xba/0x1d0 > > [<c015a8e0>] file_read_actor+0x0/0x130 > > [<c018e06c>] dput+0x1c/0x160 > > [<c02b6b06>] xfs_read+0x156/0x380 > > [<c02b32ec>] xfs_file_aio_read+0x6c/0x80 > > [<c017c845>] do_sync_read+0xd5/0x120 > > [<c015d160>] filemap_fault+0x0/0x450 > > [<c015d160>] filemap_fault+0x0/0x450 > > [<c01302b0>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x50 > > [<c011706b>] do_page_fault+0x18b/0x680 > > [<c017d111>] vfs_read+0xa1/0x140 > > [<c017c770>] do_sync_read+0x0/0x120 > > [<c017d551>] sys_read+0x41/0x70 > > [<c010411e>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x85 > > ======================= > > Code: 00 00 00 89 43 44 89 d8 8b 74 24 04 8b ff e9 8b 7c 24 08 83 c4 a0 01 > > ce > > 8c 00 00 8b 4e 00 00 4a 04 79 c9 3b 43 8b 54 53 54 7e 35 <8b> 1c 00 00 74 > > 24 > > 04 8b 7c 24 40 28 c4 0c c3 0f b7 43 8b 4c 00 > > Honza -- Best Regards, Nai -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
