I only have one kernel installed (I removed the previous kernel before I realized the afs problem), so it shouldn't be an issue of loading a tainted version kernel module.
I am attaching the full output from the starting the client as well as dmesg output below. Thanks joachim [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo sh -x /etc/init.d/openafs-client force-start + PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin + CACHEINFO=/etc/openafs/cacheinfo + uname -r + MODULEDIR=/lib/modules/2.6.22-13-generic/fs + exec + exec + [ -f /etc/openafs/afs.conf ] + . /etc/openafs/afs.conf + test -f /etc/openafs/afs.conf.client + . /etc/openafs/afs.conf.client + AFS_CLIENT=true + AFS_AFSDB=true + AFS_CRYPT=true + AFS_DYNROOT=false + AFS_FAKESTAT=true + VERBOSE= + OPTIONS=AUTOMATIC + AFS_POST_INIT= + AFS_PRE_SHUTDOWN= + test -x /sbin/afsd + echo -n Starting AFS services: Starting AFS services:+ load_client + [ -z ] + choose_client + uname -v + set X #1 SMP Thu Oct 4 17:18:44 GMT 2007 + shift + MP=.mp + [ -n .mp -a -f /lib/modules/2.6.22-13-generic/fs/openafs.mp.o ] + [ -n .mp -a -f /lib/modules/2.6.22-13-generic/fs/openafs.mp.ko ] + [ -f /lib/modules/2.6.22-13-generic/fs/openafs.ko ] + MP= + LIBAFS=openafs.ko + [ ! -f /lib/modules/2.6.22-13-generic/fs/openafs.ko ] + /sbin/lsmod + fgrep openafs + LOADED= + [ -z ] + modprobe openafs + status=0 + [ 0 = 0 ] + echo -n openafs openafs+ return 0 + start_client + pidof /sbin/afsd + pidof /usr/sbin/afsd + choose_afsd_options + [ -z AUTOMATIC ] + [ AUTOMATIC = AUTOMATIC ] + AFSD_OPTIONS= + is_on true + [ xtrue = xtrue ] + return 0 + AFSD_OPTIONS= -afsdb + is_on false + [ xfalse = xtrue ] + return 1 + is_on true + [ xtrue = xtrue ] + return 0 + AFSD_OPTIONS= -afsdb -fakestat + echo afsd. afsd. + start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /sbin/afsd -- -afsdb -fakestat afsd: All AFS daemons started. + is_on true + [ xtrue = xtrue ] + return 0 + fs setcrypt on fs: Invalid argument. + [ -n ] + Output from dmesg after klog gives segfault: . . . [10736.308000] openafs: module license 'http://www.openafs.org/dl/license10.html' taints kernel. [10736.440000] Found system call table at 0xc02fc540 (pattern scan) [10736.564000] Starting AFS cache scan...found 1776 non-empty cache files (56%). [11019.800000] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000 [11019.800000] printing eip: [11019.800000] f9b33c3c [11019.800000] *pde = 00000000 [11019.800000] Oops: 0000 [#1] [11019.800000] SMP [11019.800000] Modules linked in: openafs(P) tun af_packet binfmt_misc i915 drm rfcomm hidp hid l2cap ppdev ipv6 sbs bay video battery button container ac dock cpufreq_stats cpufreq_ondemand freq_table cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_conservative lp joydev arc4 ecb blkcipher snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq iwl4965 pcmcia irda iwlwifi_mac80211 hci_usb snd_timer snd_seq_device bluetooth cfg80211 crc_ccitt parport_pc parport sky2 pcspkr psmouse snd soundcore snd_page_alloc yenta_socket rsrc_nonstatic pcmcia_core shpchp pci_hotplug sdhci mmc_core serio_raw intel_agp agpgart evdev sr_mod cdrom ext3 jbd mbcache sg sd_mod ata_generic ehci_hcd ahci uhci_hcd ata_piix libata scsi_mod usbcore thermal processor fan fuse apparmor commoncap [11019.800000] CPU: 1 [11019.800000] EIP: 0060:[<f9b33c3c>] Tainted: P VLI [11019.800000] EFLAGS: 00210202 (2.6.22-13-generic #1) [11019.800000] EIP is at PSetTokens+0x2c/0x210 [openafs] [11019.800000] eax: 00000000 ebx: efe41000 ecx: f9b4d3c0 edx: 00000001 [11019.800000] esi: 00000000 edi: 00000057 ebp: efe40000 esp: efd85d88 [11019.800000] ds: 007b es: 007b fs: 00d8 gs: 0033 ss: 0068 [11019.800000] Process klog (pid: 7066, ti=efd84000 task=f1a7b4c0 task.ti=efd84000) [11019.800000] Stack: 2d29ad35 f9b4d3c0 efd85e08 ffffffff f025e560 400c5603 efd85e64 c01d1a5f [11019.800000] 00000000 00000000 00000000 f9ae86c7 c21e7280 f025e560 00000000 00000001 [11019.800000] efe41000 00000000 00000057 efe40000 f9b2e31d 00000000 00000003 efd85e10 [11019.800000] Call Trace: [11019.800000] [<c01d1a5f>] request_key+0x1f/0x30 [11019.800000] [<f9ae86c7>] PagInCred+0x57/0xc0 [openafs] [11019.800000] [<f9b2e31d>] afs_HandlePioctl+0x29d/0x4a0 [openafs] [11019.800000] [<c01fed0e>] copy_from_user+0x2e/0x70 [11019.800000] [<c02f3078>] mutex_lock+0x8/0x20 [11019.800000] [<f9b2e042>] copyin_afs_ioctl+0x92/0xd0 [openafs] [11019.800000] [<f9b34963>] afs_syscall_pioctl+0x2d3/0x2e0 [openafs] [11019.800000] [<c02f5bc4>] do_page_fault+0x1b4/0x690 [11019.800000] [<f9b2d55b>] afs_syscall+0x160b/0x1830 [openafs] [11019.800000] [<c018815e>] permission+0x10e/0x120 [11019.800000] [<c02f5a10>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x690 [11019.800000] [<c02f4292>] error_code+0x72/0x80 [11019.800000] [<c018007b>] rw_copy_check_uvector+0x2b/0xf0 [11019.800000] [<c01817fc>] file_move+0x1c/0x50 [11019.800000] [<c017ec9f>] __dentry_open+0x15f/0x1c0 [11019.800000] [<c017edb5>] nameidata_to_filp+0x35/0x40 [11019.800000] [<f9b238ff>] afs_unlocked_ioctl+0x5f/0x70 [openafs] [11019.800000] [<f9b238a0>] afs_unlocked_ioctl+0x0/0x70 [openafs] [11019.800000] [<c018ca1b>] do_ioctl+0x2b/0xc0 [11019.800000] [<c018cb0c>] vfs_ioctl+0x5c/0x290 [11019.800000] [<c018cdb2>] sys_ioctl+0x72/0x90 [11019.800000] [<c01041d2>] sysenter_past_esp+0x6b/0xa9 [11019.800000] [<c02f0000>] clip_ioctl+0x500/0x510 [11019.800000] ======================= [11019.800000] Code: ec 50 8b 15 90 f2 b4 f9 83 05 08 4a b5 f9 01 8b 44 24 54 89 5c 24 40 85 d2 89 74 24 44 89 7c 24 48 89 6c 24 4c 89 4c 24 04 74 44 <8b> 28 81 fd e0 2e 00 00 77 0e 83 c0 04 89 44 24 0c 01 e8 83 38 [11019.800000] EIP: [<f9b33c3c>] PSetTokens+0x2c/0x210 [openafs] SS:ESP 0068:efd85d88 Russ Allbery wrote: > The error message that you're getting is consistent with the kernel > module failing to register the AFS system calls. The AFS client > programs are then trying to make system calls that don't exist, which > result in various odd errors such as the ones you're seeing. > > I'm a little confused by the output you're seeing, given that loading > the AFS kernel module should result in a message saying that it taints > the kernel and starting afsd should produce information about the cache, > neither of which are happening. Are you just not showing all of the > output that you're getting, or are you missing some output? If you have > an old kernel module installed that was never fully removed from the > kernel, things like this can happen. Sometimes AFS doesn't want to > unload cleanly and the machine has to be rebooted to get back to a > consistent state, although that's fairly rare these days. > > dmesg output may also be useful, in particular the lines about searching > for the system call table. Again, I don't understand why you're not > seeing that output when you start the AFS client for the first time > after boot. > > -- openafs gives segfault on kernel 2.6.22-13 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/150469 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs