Re: [releng_6] mpt(4) Memory modified after free panic

From: Kris Kennaway (kris_at_obsecurity.org)
Date: 09/27/05

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    Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 20:34:01 -0400
To: Pawel Worach <pawel.worach@gmail.com>

    On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 11:55:53PM +0200, Pawel Worach wrote:
    > Trying to use a mpt controller with only one disk attached so it's not
    > possible to configure a RAID-1 volume.
    > Trying to boot 6.0-BETA1 install cd results in this panic. Should it
    > possible to use a single disk behind an mpt(4) with the updated driver? This
    > configuration works fine on 5.4.

    You should retry with 6.0-BETA5 - dozens of bugs have been fixed since
    then. If it persists, you should set up DEBUG_MEMGUARD to watch the
    M_BUS malloc type..this requires some minor source file editing and a
    kernel recompile (you can build it on e.g. 5.4).

    > Memory modified after free 0xc28a5710(12) val=0 @ 0xc28a5710
    > panic: Most recently used by bus

    Kris

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