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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:59:08 +0530
From: Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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Subject: Re: [BUG] 2.6.23-rc9 kernel panic - simple_map_write+0x4e/0x75
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Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:41:33 +0530 Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
>>>> [  321.592882] Code: 83 f8 01 75 0a 03 7b 10 8b 45 d4 88 07 eb 35 83 f8 02 75 0c
>>>> 0f b7 45 d4 03 7b 10 66 89 07 eb 24 83 f8 04 75 0a 03 7b 10 8b 45 d4 <89> 07 eb
>>>> 15 7e 13 03 7b 10 89 c1 c1 e9 02 f3 a5 89 c1 83 e1 03 
>>>> [  321.668990] EIP: [<c0d7e4e2>] simple_map_write+0x4e/0x75 SS:ESP 0068:c3ca8d6c
>>>> [  321.695750] Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
>>> Would I be correct in assuming that the machine has no mtd devices, but
>>> you happened to link that driver into your vmlinux?
>>>
>> Hi Andrew,
>>
>> The machine do not have the mtd device, and the mtd is compiled into the vmlinuz.
>> This configuration works fine for other kernels and is reproducible with
>> 2.6.23-rc9 only.
> 
> So 2.6.23 is OK?

Hi Andrew,

The kernel panic is not seen in 2.6.23 kernel with CONFIG_MTD set.

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Thanks & Regards,
Kamalesh Babulal,
Linux Technology Center,
IBM, ISTL.