[LINUX_2_6] Badness in local_bh_enable at kernel/softirq.c:144

[Marek Guevara Braun]

Marek Guevara Braun wrote:
> Marek Guevara Braun wrote:
>
> OK. msg is from calling WARN_ON macro from mentioned in the backtrace
> kernel/softirq.c:144 that means that we try to enable bh processing
> on the local cpu but we have irqs disabled - this is probably not fatal
> (or is it?) - what could be responsible for that ? Preemptive features ?
> 
> The WARN_ON is for some purpose.
> 
> Do you know how bad is the situation (I'm not writing about filling
> /var/log partition of course ;-)

I have done some googling and have found similiar description on
grsecurity forum:

http://forums.grsecurity.net/viewtopic.php?p=5775&

Greets,
Marek