general protection error with linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp [Re: Bug#374579: cpufreqd: crashing on startup (amd64, Athlon 64 X2)]

[Mattia Dongili <malattia@linux.it>]

On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 02:46:57PM +1000, Vincent Ho wrote:
> Package: cpufreqd
> Version: 2.1.0-1
> Severity: important
> 
> cpufreqd crashes soon after startup.  /var/log/messages contains the
> following:
> 
> Jun 20 14:31:49 grimlock kernel: cpufreqd[14315] general protection rip:2b9833b644b0 rsp:7fffffa74778 error:0

I found this old thread that starts with an error similar to yours:
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2005-06/482index.html

Linus says that maybe
  echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space
can workraround the problem.

Can you try it?

debian-kernel people: ever heard of such a problem? shall I reassign the bug?

thanks
-- 
mattia
:wq!