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Re: [Xen-devel] 2.6.32.22 (amd64) domU Kernel doesnt boot - kernel panic

To: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] 2.6.32.22 (amd64) domU Kernel doesnt boot - kernel panic
From: William Pitcock <nenolod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:44:55 +0400 (MSD)
Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Giovanni Bellac <giovannib1979@xxxxxxxxx>
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Hi,

----- "Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk" <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 10:02:53AM +0000, Giovanni Bellac wrote:
> > Hello
> > 
> > I have used my 2.6.32.20 config and compiled now a 2.6.32.22 from
> kernel.org.
> > 2.6.32.22 has the important security fix (local user can be root
> with a 
> > exploit).
> 
> Did it used to work before? With 2.6.32.20 ? Was that kernel from
> kernel.org too? Did you try to bisect the kernels to see which git
> commit
> from 2.6.32.20 through 2.6.32.22 caused the failure?

2.6.32.21 boots fine on Xen.  2.6.32.22 does not due to NULL rip, so it
is probably related to the security fix that was done.  Will bisect
later.

William

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