Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
Version: F6
Release Date: 11/14/2008
Address: 0xE0000
Runtime Size: 128 kB
ROM Size: 1024 kB Characteristics:
PCI is supported
PNP is supported BIOS is upgradeable BIOS shadowing is allowed Boot from CD is supported Selectable boot is supported
EDD is supported 5.25"/360 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) Print screen service is supported (int 5h) 8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h) Serial services are supported (int 14h) Printer services are supported (int 17h) CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h) ACPI is supported
USB legacy is supported LS-120 boot is supported ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported BIOS boot specification is supported Targeted content distribution is supported
Handle 0x0018, DMI type 13, 22 bytes
BIOS Language Information
Language Description Format: Long
Installable Languages: 3 n|US|iso8859-1 n|US|iso8859-1 r|CA|iso8859-1
Currently Installed Language: n|US|iso8859-1
I'm also experienced this bug with kernel 3.11.0-14-generic:
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928028] Corrupted low memory at ffff88000000c6a8 (c6a8 phys) = 400000000000 buildd/ linux-3. 11.0/arch/ x86/kernel/ check.c: 140 check_for_ bios_corruption +0x10f/ 0x120() codec_realtek ppdev(F) uvcvideo snd_hda_intel snd_usb_audio snd_hda_codec snd_usbmidi_lib snd_seq_midi(F) videobuf2_vmalloc snd_hwdep(F) snd_seq_ midi_event( F) microcode(F) psmouse(F) snd_pcm(F) videobuf2_memops snd_rawmidi(F) snd_seq(F) videobuf2_core snd_page_alloc(F) snd_seq_device(F) videodev snd_timer(F) serio_raw(F) snd(F) soundcore(F) bluetooth lpc_ich lp(F) amd_iommu_v2 mac_hid parport_pc(F) parport(F) raid10(F) raid456(F) async_raid6_ recov(F) async_memcpy(F) async_pq(F) async_xor(F) async_tx(F) xor(F) raid6_pq(F) raid1(F) raid0(F) multipath(F) linear(F) hid_generic usbhid hid vesafb(F) ses enclosure EP45-UD3P, BIOS F6 11/14/2008 93a>] dump_stack+ 0x45/0x56 dbd>] warn_slowpath_ common+ 0x7d/0xa0 e2c>] warn_slowpath_ fmt+0x4c/ 0x50 5bf>] check_for_ bios_corruption +0x10f/ 0x120 5de>] check_corruptio n+0xe/0x40 05c>] process_ one_work+ 0x17c/0x430 cac>] worker_ thread+ 0x11c/0x3c0 b90>] ? manage_ workers. isra.24+ 0x2a0/0x2a0 7b0>] kthread+0xc0/0xd0 6f0>] ? kthread_ create_ on_node+ 0x120/0x120 66c>] ret_from_ fork+0x7c/ 0xb0 6f0>] ? kthread_ create_ on_node+ 0x120/0x120
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928034] ------------[ cut here ]------------
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928042] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 36 at /build/
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928044] Memory corruption detected in low memory
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928045] Modules linked in: btusb nls_utf8 nls_iso8859_1(F) ext2(F) isofs(F) msdos(F) snd_hrtimer(F) pci_stub vboxpci(OF) vboxnetadp(OF) vboxnetflt(OF) vboxdrv(OF) rpcsec_gss_krb5 nfsv4(F) nfsd(F) rfcomm auth_rpcgss(F) bnep nfs_acl(F) nfs(F) lockd(F) sunrpc(F) fscache(F) binfmt_misc(F) dm_crypt(F) fglrx(POF) coretemp kvm_intel(F) kvm(F) snd_hda_codec_hdmi gpio_ich snd_hda_
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel pata_acpi usb_storage(F) firewire_ohci firewire_core crc_itu_t(F) r8169 pata_jmicron mii(F) ahci(F) libahci(F) [last unloaded: btusb]
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928122] CPU: 0 PID: 36 Comm: kworker/0:1 Tainted: PF O 3.11.0-14-generic #21-Ubuntu
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928124] Hardware name: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-UD3P/
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928127] Workqueue: events check_corruption
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928129] 0000000000000009 ffff8802243c7d30 ffffffff816e593a ffff8802243c7d78
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928133] ffff8802243c7d68 ffffffff81061dbd 0000000000000000 ffff880000010000
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928137] ffffffff81ea73b0 0000000000000001 ffff880000000000 ffff8802243c7dc8
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928140] Call Trace:
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928146] [<ffffffff816e5
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928150] [<ffffffff81061
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928154] [<ffffffff81061
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928157] [<ffffffff8104e
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928160] [<ffffffff8104e
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928164] [<ffffffff8107d
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928167] [<ffffffff8107d
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928171] [<ffffffff8107d
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928174] [<ffffffff81084
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928178] [<ffffffff81084
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928182] [<ffffffff816f5
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928185] [<ffffffff81084
2013-11-21 21:16:45 bdw-desktop kernel [33960.928187] ---[ end trace 2b7ec8a16d33085e ]---
$ uname -a
Linux bdw-desktop 3.11.0-14-generic #21-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 12 17:04:55 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ sudo dmidecode -t bios
# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.4 present.
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
Characteristic s:
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
5.25" /360 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
5.25" /1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
3.5"/ 720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
3.5"/ 2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
Serial services are supported (int 14h)
Printer services are supported (int 17h)
CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
ACPI is supported
LS-120 boot is supported
ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
Targeted content distribution is supported
BIOS Information
Vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
Version: F6
Release Date: 11/14/2008
Address: 0xE0000
Runtime Size: 128 kB
ROM Size: 1024 kB
PCI is supported
PNP is supported
EDD is supported
USB legacy is supported
Handle 0x0018, DMI type 13, 22 bytes
n|US| iso8859- 1
n|US| iso8859- 1
r|CA| iso8859- 1
BIOS Language Information
Language Description Format: Long
Installable Languages: 3
Currently Installed Language: n|US|iso8859-1