This is on a Linux 2.2.14 system.

/usr/src/linux/fs/buffer.c:  panic("Free list empty");


Sean Trifero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Dima Ruban wrote:

> Mike Tancsa writes:
> >
> > Can anyone confirm the bugtraq posting ?  Are the freebsd folks working on
> > a fix ? If so, what versions are effected ?
>
> I personaly haven't seen the code in question, but I've heard that
> this problem is not FreeBSD specific (Linux,Solaris,OpenBSD,etc etc etc
> are all affected). And due to the nature of the problem it won't be easy to
> fix it.
>
> >       ---Mike
> >
> > >The only log that he could provide was this one:
> > >
> > >---snip---
> > >
> > >syslog:Jan 18 12:30:36 x kernel: Kernel panic: Free list empty
> > >
> > >---snip---
> > >
> > >One thing of note:  he also stated this happened on non-freebsd systems,
> > >which is contrary to what the other person said, who was "under the
> > >impression it was freebsd specific."
> > >
> > >I have the source, which I'm not going to post for 2-3 days (give time for
> > >fbsd to work on the fix).  If it isn't out before the 21st, I'll post it up.
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Mike Tancsa,                                            tel +1 519 651 3400
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> > Cambridge, Ontario Canada
> >
>
> -- dima
>
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