What are those "general protection" errors logged to /var/log/messages on my x86_64 system?
Issue
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An x86_64 system is logging the following messages to /var/log/syslog:
kernel: someprogram[11902] general protection rip:40b3ea rsp:7fbfffe250 error:0
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (x86_64 arch)
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