[arch-general] mdadm segfaults with kernel 2.6.38.2

[Divan Santana]

On Monday 11 April 2011 21:32:30 Divan Santana wrote:
> On Monday 11 April 2011 20:58:40 Norbert Zeh wrote:
> > I just upgraded to the latest kernel.  The /etc/rc.d/mdadm script, which
> > starts mdadm in monitor mode, reports a segmentation fault in
> > mdadm --monitor --oneshot --scan.
> >
> > 
> >
> > I also tried to manually start, e.g., mdadm --monitor /dev/md0, and get
> > a segmentation fault there, too.
> >
> > 
> >
> > Since this did not happen before the kernel upgrade and mdadm interacts
> > rather closely with the kernel, I suspect that some change in the latest
> > kernel is to blame for this.
> >
> > 
> >
> > Did anybody else run into the same problem?  
> > 
> > Where would I start
> > debugging it?
> 
> Downgrade to 2.6.37.5/6 and confirm it's the kernel.
> Then search for a bug, join the bug report, or file one.
> 
> I had some really horrible graphics with my ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
> and  open source ati driver since updating to 2.6.38.2. Luckily the latest
> xorg and newer ati driver is out.
> 
> I will test it and take it from there.

Latest updates seem to fix the graphics 100%(hopefully I'm not speaking too 
soon). Excellent.
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Divan Santana