[1.] One line summary of the problem:
unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000081
[2.] Full description of the problem/report:
I found this oops in the kern.log on one of our machines and thought it
might be useful?
[3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel):
kernel, seems to be filesystem.
[4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):
Linux version 2.4.18-686-smp (herbert@gondolin) (gcc version 2.95.4 (Debian prerelease)) #2 SMP Wed Mar 20 20:24:14 EST 2002
[5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information
resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt)
kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000081
kernel: printing eip:
kernel: 00000081
kernel: *pde = 00000000
kernel: Oops: 0000
kernel: CPU: 1
kernel: EIP: 0010:[<00000081>] Not tainted
kernel: EFLAGS: 00010292
kernel: eax: 00000081 ebx: cf368000 ecx: dfcc65e8 edx: dfcc6408
kernel: esi: ffffffec edi: cf369f8c ebp: dfcc51a0 esp: cf369f0c
kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
kernel: Process sendmail (pid: 12491, stackpage=cf369000)
kernel: Stack: c01400b1 dfcc51a0 cf369f8c dfcc6400 00000001 00000000 c2b51000 cf369f8c
kernel: 00000001 c2b51006 dfcc51a0 c2b51001 00000004 01baa5b4 c014052a c0140baf
kernel: 000001b6 c2b51000 00000000 bfffd1bc 00000000 00000000 00000004 00000286
kernel: Call Trace: [link_path_walk+889/2008] [path_walk+26/28] [open_namei+131/1596] [filp_open+59/92] [sys_open+54/204]
kernel: [system_call+51/56]
kernel:
kernel: Code: Bad EIP value.
[6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the
problem (if possible)
Can't seem to reproduce manually, but these happen every now and again.
[7.] Environment
Debian/linux mail server, with quite high average load.
[7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here)
This is not the same machine that the kernel was compiled on.
Linux xxxx 2.4.18-686-smp #2 SMP Wed Mar 20 20:24:14 EST 2002 i686 unknown
Gnu C 2.95.4
Gnu make 3.79.1
util-linux 2.11n
mount 2.11n
modutils 2.4.15
e2fsprogs 1.27
reiserfsprogs 3.x.1b
PPP 2.4.1
Linux C Library 2.2.5
Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.2.5
Procps 2.0.7
Net-tools 1.60
Console-tools 0.2.3
Sh-utils 2.0.11
Modules Loaded dummy0 ipx reiserfs eepro100 rtc unix DAC960 ext2 ext3 jbd
[7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo):
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 8
model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 733.016
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips : 1461.45
processor : 1
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 8
model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 733.016
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips : 1464.72
[7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules):
dummy0 960 0 (autoclean) (unused)
ipx 18548 3 (autoclean)
reiserfs 153184 1
eepro100 17616 1
rtc 6104 0 (autoclean)
unix 15236 26 (autoclean)
DAC960 58304 4 (autoclean)
ext2 31840 0 (autoclean) (unused)
ext3 58848 2 (autoclean)
jbd 38056 2 (autoclean) [ext3]
[7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, /proc/iomem)
# cat /proc/ioports
0000-001f : dma1
0020-003f : pic1
0040-005f : timer
0060-006f : keyboard
0070-007f : rtc
0080-008f : dma page reg
00a0-00bf : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : fpu
02f8-02ff : serial(set)
03c0-03df : vga+
03f8-03ff : serial(set)
0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
c000-cfff : PCI Bus #01
d800-d83f : Intel Corp. 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100]
d800-d83f : eepro100
ffa0-ffaf : ServerWorks OSB4 IDE Controller
# cat /proc/iomem
00000000-0009fbff : System RAM
0009fc00-0009ffff : reserved
000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area
000c0000-000c7fff : Video ROM
000f0000-000fffff : System ROM
00100000-1ffeffff : System RAM
00100000-001e128a : Kernel code
001e128b-0021fc7f : Kernel data
1fff0000-1fffefff : ACPI Tables
1ffff000-1fffffff : ACPI Non-volatile Storage
20000000-20000fff : ServerWorks OSB4/CSB5 OHCI USB Controller
f8400000-f84fffff : PCI Bus #01
fa000000-fbffffff : nVidia Corporation Vanta [NV6]
fc5fe000-fc5fffff : Mylex Corporation DAC960PX
fc700000-fc7fffff : PCI Bus #01
fd000000-fdffffff : nVidia Corporation Vanta [NV6]
fe900000-fe9fffff : Intel Corp. 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100]
feae7000-feae7fff : Intel Corp. 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100]
feae7000-feae7fff : eepro100
fec00000-fec01fff : reserved
fee00000-fee00fff : reserved
fff80000-ffffffff : reserved
[7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root)
00:00.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks CNB20LE Host Bridge (rev 05)
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, cache line size 08
00:00.1 Host bridge: ServerWorks CNB20LE Host Bridge (rev 05)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 16, cache line size 08
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 80960RP [i960 RP Microprocessor/Bridge] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, cache line size 08
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: fc700000-fc7fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f8400000-f84fffff
BridgeCtl: Parity+ SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
00:01.1 RAID bus controller: Mylex Corporation DAC960PX (rev 03)
Subsystem: Mylex Corporation DAC960PX
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at fc5fe000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=8K]
Expansion ROM at feae8000 [disabled] [size=32K]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Vanta [NV6] (rev 15) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0006
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (1250ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at fa000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
Expansion ROM at feaf0000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 1
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
00:06.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08)
Subsystem: Intel Corp. 82559 Fast Ethernet LAN on Motherboard
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (2000ns min, 14000ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 31
Region 0: Memory at feae7000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Region 1: I/O ports at d800 [size=64]
Region 2: Memory at fe900000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-
00:0f.0 ISA bridge: ServerWorks OSB4 South Bridge (rev 4f)
Subsystem: ServerWorks OSB4 South Bridge
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
00:0f.1 IDE interface: ServerWorks OSB4 IDE Controller (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64
Region 4: I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16]
00:0f.2 USB Controller: ServerWorks OSB4/CSB5 OHCI USB Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ServerWorks OSB4/CSB5 OHCI USB Controller
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 0
Region 0: Memory at 20000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=4K]
[7.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi)
not reported in /proc, but using hardware RAID controller as above.
[7.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem
(please look in /proc and include all information that you
think to be relevant):
[X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds:
kernel-source for DEBIAN
------------------------
These patches were applied:
* NFS client seekdir patch
http://www.fys.uio.no/~trondmy/src/
These modifications were also made:
* Fixed a couple of argument processing bugs in main.c (Eric Delaunay).
* Added initrd support for cramfs.
* Exported proc_get_inode.
* Hacked ide_xlate_1024 to work when IDE is modularised.
* Fixed pegasus_set_multicast lockup.
* Work around 21143 (rev 65) select_media bug in drivers/net/tulip/21142.c.
* Fixed dead lock on shutdown in 8139too.
* Allow ECN to be compiled in but disabled.
* Removed non-free Keyspan firmware.
* Don't kill page cache entries in set_blocksize.
* Added support for nm256xl+ (Mattia Monga).
* Fixed handling of HIDs with product strings bug no manufacturer.
* CONFIG_SERIAL_ACPI now depends on CONFIG_SERIAL == y.
* Fixed negative inode numbers in /proc/net (Arnaud Giersch).
* pcnet32_purge_tx_ring may be called from IRQ context (Darren Salt).
* Check old_bbpnt in drivers/scsi/sr.c (2.5).
* Removed CONFIG_FT_ALPHA_CLOCK.
* Export est_cycle_freq (needed for removing CONFIG_FT_ALPHA_CLOCK).
* Fixed the use of return values from mem*_io in drivers/isdn/sc.
* Added missing headers in drivers/pcmcia/i82092.c.
* Fixed compile error in drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c on alpha.
* Removed -g from driviers/atm/Makefile.
* Added missing personality patch to fs/binfmt_elf.c.
* Extern inline -> static inline in
drivers/char/specialx.c
drivers/net/hamradio/soundmodem
* Added asm/io.h for in*/out* to
drivers/isdn/hisax/hisax_fcpcipnp.c
drivers/net/wan/farsync.c
* Fixed double free in
drivers/net/zlib.c
fs/jffs2/zlib.c
Changes to comments and documentation:
* Fixed typos in asm/socket.h.
* Fixed a typo in Documentation/sound/VIBRA16 (Carlos Valdivia Yag<FC>e).
* Fixed a typo in Documentation/sound/OPL3-SA (Carlos Valdivia Yag<FC>e).
* Fixed comment about epochs in arch/alpha/kernel/time.c.
Herbert Xu <herbert@debian.org>
$Id: README.Debian,v 1.49 2002/03/13 09:24:21 herbert Exp $
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