Re: Error using devfs

[Richard Gooch]

Sigmund Augdal writes:
> I tried using devfs with 2.4.14 and my computer crashed during boot,
> afterwards the the logs showed entries like the one attatched. Even
> if devfs is experimental code it should at least panic with an
> errormessage.

Devfs isn't the only code that can panic without a warning. If some
code gets passed a bogus pointer, there's not a lot you can do
(without putting in error checking on almost every line, and if we did
that, our performance would suck).

> I am able to recreate the problem, and I can giv more info if
> someone talls me what to say.

Please grab the latest devfs patch and apply it to kernel 2.4.15-pre9
or later. If the problem persists, please send a bug report directly.
Patch available at:

ftp://ftp.no.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rgooch/v2.4/devfs-patch-v198.gz

				Regards,

					Richard....
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