Hi, I also get this kernel panic with the latest kernel (test11-pre5/6) but I didn't get it with any earlier kernels. I don't think this has anything to do with Linux-IrDA but maybe I'm wrong. -- Dag On Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:57:30 +0400 (GMT-4), you wrote: > Guys, > > can someone confirm the following. I can reliably get my > kernel to panic if i kill irattach. I use SIR mode on my > laptop. Looks like lack of NULL checking in the kernel > code, but someone please try it out. Don't worry the > panic is not fatal - i.e. it won't crash your machine or > at least it doesn't mine.. > > So just a > kill <PID of irattach> > will kernel core. Look in your 'dmesg' output. > > Thanx > Mitch > > Here is my traceback > > Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000008 > c011578c > *pde = 00000000 > Oops: 0000 > CPU: 0 > EIP: 0010:[<c011578c>] > EFLAGS: 00210246 > eax: c2124a64 ebx: c1414000 ecx: c35c01e0 edx: 00000000 > esi: 00000006 edi: 00000000 ebp: c3fcb3a0 esp: c1415fb8 > ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 > Process irattach (pid: 5497, stackpage=c1415000) > Stack: 00000100 c357bdc0 c357bdf0 c3498000 c35c01e0 c3fcb3a0 c3f9ca40 c3f9ca40 > c3f9ca40 c3f9ca40 c0115a80 c025c620 c357be80 c357be6c c0108914 c357bdf0 > 00000078 c357be80 > Call Trace: [<c0115a80>] [<c0108914>] > Code: 8b 4f 08 39 ca 7d 22 8b 47 14 83 3c 90 00 74 14 89 f0 89 d3 > Warning: trailing garbage ignored on Code: line > Text: 'Code: 8b 4f 08 39 ca 7d 22 8b 47 14 83 3c 90 00 74 14 89 f0 89 d3 ' > Garbage: ' ' > > >>EIP: c011578c <exec_usermodehelper+29c/368> > Trace: c0115a80 <exec_helper+14/18> > Trace: c0108914 <kernel_thread+28/38> > Code: c011578c <exec_usermodehelper+29c/368> 00000000 <_EIP>: <=== > Code: c011578c <exec_usermodehelper+29c/368> 0: 8b 4f 08 mov > 0x8(%edi),%ecx <=== > Code: c011578f <exec_usermodehelper+29f/368> 3: 39 ca cmp > %ecx,%edx > Code: c0115791 <exec_usermodehelper+2a1/368> 5: 7d 22 jge > c01157b5 <exec_usermodehelper+2c5/368> > Code: c0115793 <exec_usermodehelper+2a3/368> 7: 8b 47 14 mov > 0x14(%edi),%eax > Code: c0115796 <exec_usermodehelper+2a6/368> a: 83 3c 90 00 cmpl > $0x0,(%eax,%edx,4) > Code: c011579a <exec_usermodehelper+2aa/368> e: 74 14 je > c01157b0 <exec_usermodehelper+2c0/368> > Code: c011579c <exec_usermodehelper+2ac/368> 10: 89 f0 mov > %esi,%eax > Code: c011579e <exec_usermodehelper+2ae/368> 12: 89 d3 mov > %edx,%ebx > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-IrDA mailing list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pasta.cs.UiT.No/mailman/listinfo/linux-irda > > > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
