Bug 122982 – microcode_ctl errors with modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-10-184

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Bug 122982 - microcode_ctl errors with modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-10-184

Summary:	microcode_ctl errors with modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-10-184

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
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Version:	3.0
Hardware:	i686 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Ernie Petrides
QA Contact:	Brian Brock
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Blocks:	156320
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Reported:	2004-05-10 19:19 EDT by Ambrose Earle
Modified:	2007-11-30 17:07 EST (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	RHSA-2005-663
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2005-09-28 10:23:04 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2005:663	qe-ready	SHIPPED_LIVE	Important: Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 6	2005-09-28 00:00:00 EDT

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Description Ambrose Earle 2004-05-10 19:19:35 EDT

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Description of problem:
When booting with kernel-hugemem-2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, microcode_ctl fails 
with Can't locate module char-major-10-184.  When run manually, you 
receive microcode_ctl: cannot open /dev/cpu/0/microcode for writing 
errno=19 (No such device).  This does not fail on the standard or SMP 
kernels.




Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-utils-2.4-8.37.1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot with hugemem kernel
2. Watch console for error
3. execute microcode_ctl -u
    

Actual Results:  microcode_ctl: writing microcode (length: 141312)
microcode_ctl: cannot open /dev/cpu/0/microcode for writing errno=19 
(No such device)

Expected Results:  no error, microcode updated

Additional info:

Dell PowerEdge 2650
2.4.21-9.0.3.ELhugemem #1 SMP Tue Apr 20 19:43:45 EDT 2004 i686 i686 
i386 GNU/Linux
/dev/cpu/0/microcode: character special (10/184)

Comment 1 Ernie Petrides 2004-10-26 17:44:10 EDT

The problem is that arch/i386/kernel/microcode.o is listed in
linux-modules-unsupported-hugemem.  I'm not sure why this is,
but it looks like we should remove it.  I'll investigate this.

Comment 2 Ernie Petrides 2005-06-08 23:26:52 EDT

A fix for this problem has just been committed to the RHEL3 U6
patch pool this evening (in kernel version 2.4.21-32.7.EL).

Comment 8 Ernie Petrides 2005-08-31 21:47:43 EDT

*** Bug 132754 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 10 Red Hat Bugzilla 2005-09-28 10:23:04 EDT

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html

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