BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008 IP: [] fb_open+0x6e/0x1f0 PGD cec6d067 PUD 4f09067 PMD 0 Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP last sysfs file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:18.4/resource CPU 1 Modules linked in: snd_hda_codec_realtek binfmt_misc parport_pc ppdev nvidia(P) snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device snd edac_core edac_mce_amd k10temp psmouse serio_raw i2c_nforce2 soundcore snd_page_alloc lp parport usbhid hid usb_storage sata_nv forcedeth Pid: 1582, comm: lshw Tainted: P 2.6.35-19-generic #28-Ubuntu Narra6/AY652AA-ABA s5310y RIP: 0010:[] [] fb_open+0x6e/0x1f0 RSP: 0018:ffff8800ced0bbf8 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffffffffffff RDX: ffff8800cec050c0 RSI: ffff8800cec050c0 RDI: ffffffff81cf33e8 RBP: ffff8800ced0bc48 R08: ffff880004df56c0 R09: ffff880037f3ab40 R10: ffff88011fc033a0 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88010ce57910 R13: ffff8800cec050c0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f04b56cf720(0000) GS:ffff880001e80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000008 CR3: 0000000004f1b000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Process lshw (pid: 1582, threadinfo ffff8800ced0a000, task ffff8801196a2dc0) Stack: 000000000000001d ffff8800ced0bc74 ffff88011bb15f00 ffff88011ba30000 <0> 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ffff88011bb15f00 0000000000000000 <0> ffffffff81ce6340 ffff88010ce57910 ffff8800ced0bca8 ffffffff8115565a Call Trace: [] chrdev_open+0x10a/0x200 [] ? default_wake_function+0x0/0x20 [] ? chrdev_open+0x0/0x200 [] __dentry_open+0xe5/0x330 [] ? security_inode_permission+0x1f/0x30 [] nameidata_to_filp+0x54/0x70 [] finish_open+0xe8/0x1d0 [] ? dput+0xdf/0x1b0 [] do_last+0x86/0x460 [] do_filp_open+0x21b/0x660 [] ? putname+0x35/0x50 [] ? sys_mknodat+0x12b/0x250 [] ? alloc_fd+0x10a/0x150 [] do_sys_open+0x69/0x170 [] sys_open+0x20/0x30 [] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Code: 8b 6d e8 4c 8b 75 f0 4c 8b 7d f8 c9 c3 48 c7 c7 e8 33 cf 81 4c 63 fb e8 a1 56 29 00 4e 8b 34 fd 40 1f ad 81 48 c7 c7 e8 33 cf 81 <41> 83 46 08 01 e8 d8 3c d4 ff 66 90 4d 85 f6 0f 84 f2 00 00 00 RIP [] fb_open+0x6e/0x1f0 RSP CR2: 0000000000000008 ---[ end trace 0490dba4c0768bd7 ]---