From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Don Dugger Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:51:57 +0000 Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] Common kernel paging error I get Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org Ken- What it is is most likely the kernel trying to de-reference a NULL pointer. Why this is happening is the question. Since you can't invoke the debugger when this happens you might want to find out where in the kernel this message is coming from and put a direct call to the debugger at that point. This should help to find out what is happening. On Fri, Oct 27, 2000 at 09:26:28AM -0700, Broadfoot, KenX wrote: > > Just wondering if you all see this error often: > > Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000000000000008 > > I am using 2.4.0-test9 patched + kdb > > When this happens I can't even get into the debugger. > > This is on a Quad Lion with 2 gigs of Ram > > I see this mostly when running fairly heavy network traffic. > > > If anyone is familiar with this and has found a way to minimize it, or can > explain what it is to me I would appreciate it. > > --ken broadfoot > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-IA64 mailing list > Linux-IA64@linuxia64.org > http://lists.linuxia64.org/lists/listinfo/linux-ia64 -- Don Dugger "Censeo Toto nos in Kansa esse decisse." - D. Gale n0ano@valinux.com Ph: 303/938-9838