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Re: [Xen-devel] Stock 2.6.27 kernel hanging on WP test

To: Gianluca Guida <Gianluca.Guida@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Stock 2.6.27 kernel hanging on WP test
From: Gianluca Guida <gianluca.guida@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:24:03 +0100
Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>, Xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Gianluca Guida writes:
 > Jeremy Fitzhardinge writes:
 >  > When I boot Fedora 9 with a stock 2.7.26.25 32-bit-PAE kernel, it's
 >  > hanging forever in the WP test.  I'm running current xen-unstable
 >  > 1d7221667204.
 >  > 
 >  > Another kernel (I think non-PAE this time) complained that the WP test
 >  > failed (ie, supervisor was allowed to write to a RO page without fault).
 > 
 > Hm. Given what you say in the follow-up emails, this looks like a
 > pretty huge bug.  Something must be very wrong since we're not
 > distinguishing between user-driven faults and actual shadow bugs. *OR*

Ehr. I meant shadow *faults*. It is a pun anyway.

Gianluca

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