I got this same bug. It somehow prevents me to report it automatically, but starts bug reporting tool which is annoying.
This doesn't seem to have any effect on system functioning.
[ 17.039616] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.38/kernel/printk.c:288 do_syslog+0xa4/0x4c0() [ 17.039619] Hardware name: 945GCT-M2 [ 17.039621] Attempt to access syslog with CAP_SYS_ADMIN but no CAP_SYSLOG (deprecated). [ 17.039623] Modules linked in: microcode parport_pc ppdev snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm i915 snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi joydev snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device drm_kms_helper snd drm ndiswrapper serio_raw soundcore i2c_algo_bit video snd_page_alloc it87 hwmon_vid coretemp lp parport usbhid hid 8139too 8139cp btrfs zlib_deflate libcrc32c [ 17.039666] Pid: 1038, comm: syslog-ng Tainted: P 2.6.38-7-generic #39-Ubuntu [ 17.039669] Call Trace: [ 17.039675] [<c104f912>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x72/0xa0 [ 17.039679] [<c1050a54>] ? do_syslog+0xa4/0x4c0 [ 17.039683] [<c1050a54>] ? do_syslog+0xa4/0x4c0 [ 17.039687] [<c104f9e3>] ? warn_slowpath_fmt+0x33/0x40 [ 17.039691] [<c1050a54>] ? do_syslog+0xa4/0x4c0 [ 17.039696] [<c1175ac7>] ? proc_lookup+0x17/0x20 [ 17.039700] [<c11700c1>] ? proc_root_lookup+0x21/0x50 [ 17.039705] [<c112fdf7>] ? d_alloc_and_lookup+0x37/0x70 [ 17.039708] [<c116f823>] ? proc_reg_open+0x33/0x140 [ 17.039712] [<c116f823>] ? proc_reg_open+0x33/0x140 [ 17.039716] [<c117a310>] ? kmsg_open+0x20/0x30 [ 17.039719] [<c116f878>] ? proc_reg_open+0x88/0x140 [ 17.039722] [<c117a2c0>] ? kmsg_release+0x0/0x30 [ 17.039726] [<c117a2f0>] ? kmsg_open+0x0/0x30 [ 17.039730] [<c1125031>] ? __dentry_open+0xc1/0x280 [ 17.039734] [<c112639e>] ? nameidata_to_filp+0x6e/0x80 [ 17.039737] [<c116f7f0>] ? proc_reg_open+0x0/0x140 [ 17.039741] [<c11337ff>] ? finish_open+0xaf/0x1a0 [ 17.039744] [<c11330a8>] ? do_path_lookup+0x68/0x120 [ 17.039748] [<c1133e47>] ? do_filp_open+0x207/0x6e0 [ 17.039753] [<c10b44a2>] ? call_rcu_sched+0x12/0x20 [ 17.039757] [<c127b8f2>] ? copy_to_user+0x42/0x60 [ 17.039762] [<c1126406>] ? do_sys_open+0x56/0x120 [ 17.039766] [<c11264fe>] ? sys_open+0x2e/0x40 [ 17.039772] [<c1509904>] ? syscall_call+0x7/0xb [ 17.039775] ---[ end trace 090de38aa73ca534 ]---
I got this same bug. It somehow prevents me to report it automatically, but starts bug reporting tool which is annoying.
This doesn't seem to have any effect on system functioning.
[ 17.039616] WARNING: at /build/ buildd/ linux-2. 6.38/kernel/ printk. c:288 do_syslog+ 0xa4/0x4c0( ) common+ 0x72/0xa0 0xa4/0x4c0 0xa4/0x4c0 fmt+0x33/ 0x40 0xa4/0x4c0 0x17/0x20 lookup+ 0x21/0x50 and_lookup+ 0x37/0x70 open+0x33/ 0x140 open+0x33/ 0x140 open+0x88/ 0x140 0x0/0x30 open+0xc1/ 0x280 to_filp+ 0x6e/0x80 open+0x0/ 0x140 open+0xaf/ 0x1a0 lookup+ 0x68/0x120 open+0x207/ 0x6e0 sched+0x12/ 0x20 user+0x42/ 0x60 open+0x56/ 0x120 call+0x7/ 0xb
[ 17.039619] Hardware name: 945GCT-M2
[ 17.039621] Attempt to access syslog with CAP_SYS_ADMIN but no CAP_SYSLOG (deprecated).
[ 17.039623] Modules linked in: microcode parport_pc ppdev snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm i915 snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi joydev snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device drm_kms_helper snd drm ndiswrapper serio_raw soundcore i2c_algo_bit video snd_page_alloc it87 hwmon_vid coretemp lp parport usbhid hid 8139too 8139cp btrfs zlib_deflate libcrc32c
[ 17.039666] Pid: 1038, comm: syslog-ng Tainted: P 2.6.38-7-generic #39-Ubuntu
[ 17.039669] Call Trace:
[ 17.039675] [<c104f912>] ? warn_slowpath_
[ 17.039679] [<c1050a54>] ? do_syslog+
[ 17.039683] [<c1050a54>] ? do_syslog+
[ 17.039687] [<c104f9e3>] ? warn_slowpath_
[ 17.039691] [<c1050a54>] ? do_syslog+
[ 17.039696] [<c1175ac7>] ? proc_lookup+
[ 17.039700] [<c11700c1>] ? proc_root_
[ 17.039705] [<c112fdf7>] ? d_alloc_
[ 17.039708] [<c116f823>] ? proc_reg_
[ 17.039712] [<c116f823>] ? proc_reg_
[ 17.039716] [<c117a310>] ? kmsg_open+0x20/0x30
[ 17.039719] [<c116f878>] ? proc_reg_
[ 17.039722] [<c117a2c0>] ? kmsg_release+
[ 17.039726] [<c117a2f0>] ? kmsg_open+0x0/0x30
[ 17.039730] [<c1125031>] ? __dentry_
[ 17.039734] [<c112639e>] ? nameidata_
[ 17.039737] [<c116f7f0>] ? proc_reg_
[ 17.039741] [<c11337ff>] ? finish_
[ 17.039744] [<c11330a8>] ? do_path_
[ 17.039748] [<c1133e47>] ? do_filp_
[ 17.039753] [<c10b44a2>] ? call_rcu_
[ 17.039757] [<c127b8f2>] ? copy_to_
[ 17.039762] [<c1126406>] ? do_sys_
[ 17.039766] [<c11264fe>] ? sys_open+0x2e/0x40
[ 17.039772] [<c1509904>] ? syscall_
[ 17.039775] ---[ end trace 090de38aa73ca534 ]---