So as an experiment, I was trying to run a vmware vm stored on an nfs
server w/ a fs-cache backing store (to make it easier on the server,
especially after a reboot).
Anyways, it doesn't work, at least w/ vmplayer, it reliably oopses in
the same manner.
this is on 2.6.17 with my patched kernel from yesterday (from steved's
html dir)
BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address
00000001
printing eip:
00000001
*pde = 00000000
Oops: 0000 [#1]
PREEMPT SMP
Modules linked in: ipv6 sworks_agp nvidia_agp ati_agp amd_k7_agp ali_agp
vmnet parport_pc parport vmmon ext3 jbd dm_mod fuse tsdev ipw2200
ieee80211 ieee80211_crypt sdhci mmc_core snd_intel8x0 8250_pci 8250
serial_core snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_intel8x0m snd_ac97_codec
snd_ac97_bus snd_pcm snd_timer snd irtty_sir sir_dev nsc_ircc irda
crc_ccitt i2c_i801 i2c_core soundcore snd_page_alloc intel_agp agpgart
evdev usbhid pcmcia firmware_class yenta_socket rsrc_nonstatic
pcmcia_core video thermal processor ibm_acpi fan container button
battery ac unionfs sbp2 ohci1394 ieee1394 usb_storage ohci_hcd uhci_hcd
ehci_hcd usbcore
CPU: 0
EIP: 0060:[<00000001>] Tainted: P VLI
EFLAGS: 00213246 (2.6.17 #8)
EIP is at 0x1
eax: e039ad40 ebx: c120942c ecx: 000000ff edx: 00000000
esi: d04a2c24 edi: d04a1ea0 ebp: c1105500 esp: c83d9ee0
ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068
Process vmware-vmx (pid: 5956, threadinfo=c83d8000 task=d014ea90)
Stack: <0>c015769a d04a2c24 c1105500 00000400 00000000 b7fa8000 d04a2c24
dcf5e200
df1dbdcc d0474ce4 00000000 c120942c 00000001 082a8025 d04a1ea0
c0157d2b
d04a1ea0 d0c2cb7c c120942c 082a8025 c0158d07 dd1e3d7c 00000ea0
d0c2cb7c
Call Trace:
<c015769a> do_wp_page+0x2c6/0x3a8 <c0157d2b>
__handle_mm_fault+0x5af/0x868
<c0158d07> vma_link+0x93/0xe0 <c011833b> do_page_fault+0x127/0x634
<c0118214> do_page_fault+0x0/0x634 <c0103e8f> error_code+0x4f/0x54
Code: Bad EIP value.
EIP: [<00000001>] 0x1 SS:ESP 0068:c83d9ee0
