Here is another oops trace caused by the same problem. This time I inserted the module using # insmod panel.ko parport=0 lcd_height=2 lcd_width=20 lcd_charset=1 lcd_type=5 lcd_e_pin=1 lcd_rs_pin=14 lcd_rw_pin=0 parport_pc 00:09: reported by Plug and Play ACPI parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP(,...)] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver Panel driver version 0.9.5 registered on parport0 (io=0x378). parport0: panel tried to release parport when not owner BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000081 IP: [<ffffffffa024f6cf>] parport_register_device+0x25/0x26b [parport] PGD 13446d067 PUD 134652067 PMD 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP last sysfs file: /sys/devices/platform/w83627ehf.656/in8_input CPU 0 Modules linked in: panel(+) ppdev parport_pc parport netconsole w83627ehf vboxnetflt vboxnetadp vboxdrv i2c_piix4 fglrx(P) [last unloaded: panel] Pid: 6744, comm: insmod Tainted: P 2.6.34 #1 939A785GMH/128M/To Be Filled By O.E.M. RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa024f6cf>] [<ffffffffa024f6cf>] parport_register_device+0x25/0x26b [parport] RSP: 0018:ffff8801342efe88 EFLAGS: 00010296 RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: ffff88013d58cc00 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffffa027c83d RDI: ffff88013d58cc00 RBP: ffff88013d58cc00 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000002 R11: ffff88013427e5d0 R12: ffffffffa027c83d R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f63473a8700(0000) GS:ffff880001800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b CR2: 0000000000000081 CR3: 000000013446c000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Process insmod (pid: 6744, threadinfo ffff8801342ee000, task ffff880133a30cf0) Stack: 0000000000000000 ffff88013d58cc00 ffffffffa027cf70 0000000000000000 <0> 00007fffcc7ff8cd 0000000001222010 0000000001222080 ffffffffa027bb21 <0> ffffffffa027d3b0 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff ffff88013d58cc00 Call Trace: [<ffffffffa027bb21>] ? panel_attach+0x66/0x2a0 [panel] [<ffffffffa024f9c2>] ? parport_register_driver+0x44/0x93 [parport] [<ffffffffa0281000>] ? panel_init_module+0x0/0xa [panel] [<ffffffffa027b460>] ? panel_init+0x1e1/0x29c [panel] [<ffffffff810001e1>] ? do_one_initcall+0x50/0x13d [<ffffffff81059688>] ? sys_init_module+0xc5/0x21a [<ffffffff81001eeb>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Code: 5d e9 fd fd ff ff 41 57 49 89 cf 41 56 49 89 d6 41 55 45 89 cd 41 54 49 89 f4 55 48 89 fd 53 48 83 ec 08 4c 89 04 24 48 8b 47 40 <f6> 80 80 00 00 00 02 74 17 48 8b 77 18 31 c0 48 c7 c7 62 17 25 RIP [<ffffffffa024f6cf>] parport_register_device+0x25/0x26b [parport] RSP <ffff8801342efe88> CR2: 0000000000000081 ---[ end trace be11e64dc4171169 ]--- general protection fault: 0000 [#2] SMP last sysfs file: /sys/devices/platform/w83627ehf.656/in8_input CPU 1 Modules linked in: panel(+) ppdev parport_pc parport netconsole w83627ehf vboxnetflt vboxnetadp vboxdrv i2c_piix4 fglrx(P) [last unloaded: panel] Pid: 6746, comm: notification-da Tainted: P D 2.6.34 #1 939A785GMH/128M/To Be Filled By O.E.M. RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8115cb4a>] [<ffffffff8115cb4a>] shm_fault+0x16/0x19 RSP: 0000:ffff8801343a1d30 EFLAGS: 00010292 RAX: ffffffff810da2b1 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffff880133fccfd0 RDX: 00007f783f43f000 RSI: ffff8801343a1d78 RDI: ffff880133af3090 RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: 0000000000000002 R09: 0000000000000001 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 30247c8d4850ec83 R12: ffff8801340911f8 R13: 0000000000000006 R14: ffff880133af3090 R15: ffff880133af3090 FS: 00007f784a874760(0000) GS:ffff880001900000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f783f43f000 CR3: 0000000134652000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Process notification-da (pid: 6746, threadinfo ffff8801343a0000, task ffff880135ad26a0) Stack: ffffffff8107ec09 0000000000000000 ffff880133fccfd0 00007f783f43f000 <0> ffff880133a70200 ffff880007182780 ffff8801343a1f50 ffffffff81304993 <0> ffffffff81097caa 0000100000000001 0000000000000002 00007f783f43f000 Call Trace: [<ffffffff8107ec09>] ? __do_fault+0x56/0x432 [<ffffffff81304993>] ? sock_aio_write+0x0/0x10b [<ffffffff81097caa>] ? do_sync_readv_writev+0x9a/0xde [<ffffffff81080fca>] ? handle_mm_fault+0x45f/0x856 [<ffffffff813b6eee>] ? do_page_fault+0x338/0x35c [<ffffffff8109838f>] ? do_readv_writev+0x183/0x198 [<ffffffff813b44df>] ? page_fault+0x1f/0x30 Code: 00 c7 87 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 48 83 c7 08 e9 2e d9 ff ff 90 48 8b 87 90 00 00 00 48 8b 80 98 00 00 00 48 8b 40 18 4c 8b 58 10 <41> ff e3 48 8b 87 98 00 00 00 48 8b 78 10 48 8b 47 20 48 8b 40 RIP [<ffffffff8115cb4a>] shm_fault+0x16/0x19 RSP <ffff8801343a1d30> ---[ end trace be11e64dc417116a ]--- BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 00000002dead00a0 IP: [<ffffffff813b3636>] down_write+0x16/0x27 PGD 0 Oops: 0002 [#3] SMP last sysfs file: /sys/devices/platform/w83627ehf.656/in8_input CPU 1 Modules linked in: panel(+) ppdev parport_pc parport netconsole w83627ehf vboxnetflt vboxnetadp vboxdrv i2c_piix4 fglrx(P) [last unloaded: panel] Pid: 6746, comm: notification-da Tainted: P D 2.6.34 #1 939A785GMH/128M/To Be Filled By O.E.M. RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff813b3636>] [<ffffffff813b3636>] down_write+0x16/0x27 RSP: 0018:ffff8801343a1b18 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 00000002dead00a0 RBX: 00000002dead00a0 RCX: ffff880133a70260 RDX: ffffffff00000001 RSI: ffff880133df71e0 RDI: 00000002dead00a0 RBP: 00000002dead0000 R08: ffff880133df71e0 R09: ffff880133df71e0 R10: ffff88000190d3d0 R11: ffff88000190e3a8 R12: 00000002dead00a0 R13: ffff880133a70260 R14: ffff8801339e8840 R15: 000000000000000b FS: 00007f784a874760(0000) GS:ffff880001900000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00000002dead00a0 CR3: 00000000015a9000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Process notification-da (pid: 6746, threadinfo ffff8801343a0000, task ffff880135ad26a0) Stack: ffff880133b1fe00 ffffffff8115ce1f ffff880133af3090 ffff880133ebf330 <0> ffff880133a70200 ffffffff8108480e ffff880133a70260 ffff88000190d3d0 <0> ffff880133af3090 ffffffff8108494f 00000000000003de ffff88000190d3d0 Call Trace: [<ffffffff8115ce1f>] ? shm_close+0x25/0x9f [<ffffffff8108480e>] ? remove_vma+0x2c/0x61 [<ffffffff8108494f>] ? exit_mmap+0x10c/0x12a [<ffffffff81031ddf>] ? mmput+0x2b/0xcd [<ffffffff810356e1>] ? exit_mm+0x111/0x11c [<ffffffff813b3650>] ? down_read+0x9/0x19 [<ffffffff8103703b>] ? do_exit+0x1f9/0x66a [<ffffffff810349e4>] ? kmsg_dump+0x99/0x12a [<ffffffff813b4f6f>] ? oops_end+0x86/0x8b [<ffffffff813b44af>] ? general_protection+0x1f/0x30 [<ffffffff810da2b1>] ? loadavg_proc_show+0x0/0xc0 [<ffffffff8115cb4a>] ? shm_fault+0x16/0x19 [<ffffffff8107ec09>] ? __do_fault+0x56/0x432 [<ffffffff81304993>] ? sock_aio_write+0x0/0x10b [<ffffffff81097caa>] ? do_sync_readv_writev+0x9a/0xde [<ffffffff81080fca>] ? handle_mm_fault+0x45f/0x856 [<ffffffff813b6eee>] ? do_page_fault+0x338/0x35c [<ffffffff8109838f>] ? do_readv_writev+0x183/0x198 [<ffffffff813b44df>] ? page_fault+0x1f/0x30 Code: 85 c0 89 c2 7e 05 ba fc fd ff ff 48 83 c4 78 48 63 c2 5b 5d c3 53 48 89 fb e8 5d f2 ff ff 48 ba 01 00 00 00 ff ff ff ff 48 89 d8 <f0> 48 0f c1 10 48 85 d2 74 05 e8 8b e9 dc ff 5b c3 53 48 89 fb RIP [<ffffffff813b3636>] down_write+0x16/0x27 RSP <ffff8801343a1b18> CR2: 00000002dead00a0 ---[ end trace be11e64dc417116b ]--- Fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed! _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel