gcc-4.1.2 (vanilla) Linux kernel 2.6.16.y binutils 2.16.91.0.5 (SLES10) Hi list, while hunting down a strange Linux kernel bug I saw this in the disassemblie: <radix_tree_insert>: ... c01ccf21: 0f 84 bd fe ff ff je c01ccde4 <radix_tree_insert+0x64> c01ccf27: 0f 0b ud2a c01ccf29: 1b 01 sbb (%ecx),%eax c01ccf2b: ab stos %eax,%es:(%edi) c01ccf2c: 78 31 js c01ccf5f <radix_tree_insert+0x1df> c01ccf2e: c0 e9 b0 shr $0xb0,%cl c01ccf31: fe (bad) # <<< here c01ccf32: ff (bad) c01ccf33: ff c6 inc %esi c01ccf35: 04 0a add $0xa,%al c01ccf37: 01 e9 add %ebp,%ecx WRT to the two (bad) opcodes, should I start to worry? /holger