Subject: kern/12554: gdb on live process panics kernel on x86
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/04/2001 21:49:14
>Number: 12554
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: gdb on live process panics kernel on x86
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: high
>Responsible: kern-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Wed Apr 04 21:50:01 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Jason R. Thorpe
>Release: NetBSD-current 1.5S and 1.5T
>Organization:
Zembu Labs, Inc.
>Environment:
System: NetBSD dr-evil 1.5S NetBSD 1.5S (DR-EVIL) #103: Tue Mar 20 17:40:25 CST 2001 thorpej@dr-evil:/u1/netbsd/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/DR-EVIL i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
Running gdb on a live processes, using breakpoints, will eventually
cause the:
uvm_fault_unwire_locked: unwiring non-wired memory
panic to surface.
>How-To-Repeat:
Run gdb on a live process, use breakpoints, exit gdb, repeat
until the panic happens.
>Fix:
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: