[parisc-linux] Unaligned handler broken (kernel BUG at mm/mmap.c:1991!)

Helge Deller deller at gmx.de
Tue Jun 19 13:28:56 MDT 2007


Hi Joel,

Von: "Joel Soete" <soete.joel at scarlet.be>
> Did your system actually crashed?

No it didn't.
 
> I run your test case and read well same messages on console but my b180
> runing also 2.6.22-rc5-pa1 (a merge of mine obviously) was still 
> alive after this run???

Yes.

> Even thought I don't know what to thought about ultimate message:
> "Fixing ... but reboot is needed!"

Yeah. There is some major bug though : "kernel BUG at mm/mmap.c:1991!"
 
> A critical pb would launch a LPMC or a panic?

That's the worst thing which can happen.

> Should I actualy reboot it (as it's still alive)?

I have no idea. Probably the best is to reboot.

Helge
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