Re: 2.4.0-test4 success (Re: affs)

[Michel <dae...@st...>]

Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Michel [iso-8859-1] Dänzer wrote:
> > PS: I can still hang the machine with 'cat /proc/iomem' ...
> 
> That's something which must not happen.

Guessed so ("A hang is not supposed?" ;)

> All it does is walk the resource tree and print it.
> 
> Is it a real lock up, or a panic (probably with NULL pointer dereference or
> bad address access.

I've only tried it from a remote machine yet - will try at the console.

> /proc/iomem works on both my m68k Amiga and my PPC CHRP box.

I thought it might be related to the fact that we don't have an iobase, but I
guess then it shouldn't work on your m68k box either...


> Can you add debugging code in kernel/resource.c:do_resource_list(), so we
> know where it happens? If /proc/iomem doesn't work, changes are high that
> your box will crash also when some driver wants to use the resource tree.

That would be pretty bad - which Amiga drivers would want to use it?


Michel


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