1.0-7676 for x86-64/em64t and x86 updates

**zander** · 09-06-05, 04:30 PM

The attached patch addresses a kernel interaction problem on Linux/x86-64 systems that either don't support the no-execute page protection feature or on which this feature has been disabled by the SBIOS. To patch 1.0-7676 and install the updated driver, please follow the instructions below.

# sh /path/to/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-7676-pkg2.run --extract-only
# cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-7676-pkg2
# patch -p0 < /path/to/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-7676-1361053.diff.txt
# ./nvidia-installer -n

**zander** · 10-19-05, 09:41 AM

The patch below fixes a problem that can trigger a kernel BUG() on Linux/x86-64 systems using either the IOMMU or the SWIOTLB; please apply this patch (see the instructions above) if you're using such a configuration.

**zander** · 10-23-05, 08:46 AM

Please see http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=57990 for a patch that works around a bug in Linux/x86-64 kernels >= 2.6.11 and < 2.6.14 that can lead to severe stability problems.

**zander** · 10-23-05, 08:58 AM

The attached patch works around a bug in some Linux kernels' implementation of the change_page_attr() interface function with respect to the handling of large pages and the no-execute page protection feature. This bug can lead to system reboots. To apply the patch, please follow these steps:

# sh /path/to/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-7676-pkg2.run --extract-only
# cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-7676-pkg2
# patch -p0 < /path/to/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-7676-1321905.diff.txt
# ./nvidia-installer -n

10-23-05, 08:46 AM	#3
zander NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,740	Re: 1.0-7676 for x86-64/em64t and x86 updates Please see http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=57990 for a patch that works around a bug in Linux/x86-64 kernels >= 2.6.11 and < 2.6.14 that can lead to severe stability problems.