I got the following while booting 3.3-rc6 on my Amiga A4000/040 (i.e. a real 68040): Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address (null) Oops: 00000000 Modules linked in: autofs4 ipv6 affs dm_snapshot dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod rtc_rp5c01 PC: [<00005da8>] berr_040cleanup+0x144/0x1be SR: 2004 SP: 0038bf20 a2: 0066c810 d0: 00000000 d1: 00000040 d2: 00000000 d3: 00000001 d4: 00007008 d5: 0038be48 a0: 0038bf98 a1: 00000000 Process ntpd (pid: 1217, task=0066c810) Frame format=7 eff addr=0038bf7c ssw=0090 faddr=00000000 wb 1 stat/addr/data: 0090 00000000 00000000 wb 2 stat/addr/data: 0010 00000000 00000000 wb 3 stat/addr/data: 0045 0038bfd2 00000000 push data: 00000000 0000000e 800ab2e8 00000207 Stack from 0038bf88: 0000ffff 00000007 000026ec 0038bf98 00000003 00000040 00000006 ffffffff 00000000 00000246 8004f548 80053e9a 00000207 ffffffff 00000000 00098001 703a7008 fffffffc 800ab2e8 00802c90 002f7f48 effc1d68 0066c810 00000000 00000000 0066c810 0038be34 0038be34 0066c810 00000000 Call Trace: [<0000ffff>] sto_res+0x4cf/0x4f0 [<000026ec>] ret_from_signal+0x28/0x2c [<00098001>] sys_ustat+0x17/0x76 Code: 6770 123c 0040 b280 6744 4a80 676e 4282 <4e7b> 3000 4e7b 3001 4a82 6746 2028 004c 3228 003c 2140 0040 0241 00ff 3141 0038 00005c64 <berr_040cleanup>: 5c64: 2f03 movel %d3,%sp@- 5c66: 2f02 movel %d2,%sp@- 5c68: 206f 000c moveal %sp@(12),%a0 5c6c: 0268 fffb 003c andiw #-5,%a0@(60) 5c72: 0268 fffb 003a andiw #-5,%a0@(58) 5c78: 4281 clrl %d1 5c7a: 3228 003c movew %a0@(60),%d1 5c7e: 7067 moveq #103,%d0 5c80: 4600 notb %d0 5c82: c081 andl %d1,%d0 5c84: 0c80 0000 0080 cmpil #128,%d0 5c8a: 6700 00ec beqw 5d78 <berr_040cleanup+0x114> 5c8e: 4282 clrl %d2 5c90: 4280 clrl %d0 5c92: 3028 003a movew %a0@(58),%d0 5c96: 4a00 tstb %d0 5c98: 6c00 0092 bgew 5d2c <berr_040cleanup+0xc8> 5c9c: 4a82 tstl %d2 5c9e: 6600 0094 bnew 5d34 <berr_040cleanup+0xd0> 5ca2: 2228 0048 movel %a0@(72),%d1 5ca6: 2268 0044 moveal %a0@(68),%a1 5caa: 4e7a 2001 movec %dfc,%d2 5cae: 4e7b 0000 movec %d0,%sfc 5cb2: 4e7b 0001 movec %d0,%dfc 5cb6: 7660 moveq #96,%d3 5cb8: c083 andl %d3,%d0 5cba: 163c 0020 moveb #32,%d3 5cbe: b680 cmpl %d0,%d3 5cc0: 6700 009a beqw 5d5c <berr_040cleanup+0xf8> 5cc4: 163c 0040 moveb #64,%d3 5cc8: b680 cmpl %d0,%d3 5cca: 6700 0110 beqw 5ddc <berr_040cleanup+0x178> 5cce: 4a80 tstl %d0 5cd0: 6700 0130 beqw 5e02 <berr_040cleanup+0x19e> 5cd4: 4280 clrl %d0 5cd6: 4e7b 2000 movec %d2,%sfc 5cda: 4e7b 2001 movec %d2,%dfc 5cde: 4a80 tstl %d0 5ce0: 6700 008e beqw 5d70 <berr_040cleanup+0x10c> 5ce4: 2028 0044 movel %a0@(68),%d0 5ce8: 3228 003a movew %a0@(58),%d1 5cec: 2140 0040 movel %d0,%a0@(64) 5cf0: 0241 00ff andiw #255,%d1 5cf4: 3141 0038 movew %d1,%a0@(56) 5cf8: b0aa 01d2 cmpl %a2@(466),%d0 5cfc: 6708 beqs 5d06 <berr_040cleanup+0xa2> 5cfe: 0041 0800 oriw #2048,%d1 5d02: 3141 0038 movew %d1,%a0@(56) 5d06: 3168 003a 003c movew %a0@(58),%a0@(60) 5d0c: 0268 ff7f 003a andiw #-129,%a0@(58) 5d12: 2168 0044 004c movel %a0@(68),%a0@(76) 5d18: 2168 0048 0050 movel %a0@(72),%a0@(80) 5d1e: 2f08 movel %a0,%sp@- 5d20: 61ff 0000 0e86 bsrl 6ba8 <send_fault_sig> 5d26: 588f addql #4,%sp 5d28: 6000 00f2 braw 5e1c <berr_040cleanup+0x1b8> 5d2c: 4a82 tstl %d2 5d2e: 66ee bnes 5d1e <berr_040cleanup+0xba> 5d30: 6000 00ea braw 5e1c <berr_040cleanup+0x1b8> 5d34: 0800 0002 btst #2,%d0 5d38: 67e4 beqs 5d1e <berr_040cleanup+0xba> 5d3a: 2228 0048 movel %a0@(72),%d1 5d3e: 2268 0044 moveal %a0@(68),%a1 5d42: 4e7a 2001 movec %dfc,%d2 5d46: 4e7b 0000 movec %d0,%sfc 5d4a: 4e7b 0001 movec %d0,%dfc 5d4e: 7660 moveq #96,%d3 5d50: c083 andl %d3,%d0 5d52: 163c 0020 moveb #32,%d3 5d56: b680 cmpl %d0,%d3 5d58: 6600 ff6a bnew 5cc4 <berr_040cleanup+0x60> 5d5c: 4280 clrl %d0 5d5e: 0e11 1800 movesb %d1,%a1@ 5d62: 4e7b 2000 movec %d2,%sfc 5d66: 4e7b 2001 movec %d2,%dfc 5d6a: 4a80 tstl %d0 5d6c: 6600 ff76 bnew 5ce4 <berr_040cleanup+0x80> 5d70: 4268 003a clrw %a0@(58) 5d74: 6000 00a6 braw 5e1c <berr_040cleanup+0x1b8> 5d78: 2428 0050 movel %a0@(80),%d2 5d7c: 2268 004c moveal %a0@(76),%a1 5d80: 4e7a 3001 movec %dfc,%d3 5d84: 2001 movel %d1,%d0 5d86: 4e7b 0000 movec %d0,%sfc 5d8a: 4e7b 0001 movec %d0,%dfc 5d8e: 7260 moveq #96,%d1 5d90: c081 andl %d1,%d0 5d92: 123c 0020 moveb #32,%d1 5d96: b280 cmpl %d0,%d1 5d98: 6770 beqs 5e0a <berr_040cleanup+0x1a6> 5d9a: 123c 0040 moveb #64,%d1 5d9e: b280 cmpl %d0,%d1 5da0: 6744 beqs 5de6 <berr_040cleanup+0x182> 5da2: 4a80 tstl %d0 5da4: 676e beqs 5e14 <berr_040cleanup+0x1b0> 5da6: 4282 clrl %d2 === 5da8: 4e7b 3000 movec %d3,%sfc 5dac: 4e7b 3001 movec %d3,%dfc 5db0: 4a82 tstl %d2 5db2: 6746 beqs 5dfa <berr_040cleanup+0x196> 5db4: 2028 004c movel %a0@(76),%d0 5db8: 3228 003c movew %a0@(60),%d1 5dbc: 2140 0040 movel %d0,%a0@(64) 5dc0: 0241 00ff andiw #255,%d1 5dc4: 3141 0038 movew %d1,%a0@(56) 5dc8: b0aa 01d2 cmpl %a2@(466),%d0 5dcc: 6700 fec2 beqw 5c90 <berr_040cleanup+0x2c> 5dd0: 0041 0800 oriw #2048,%d1 5dd4: 3141 0038 movew %d1,%a0@(56) 5dd8: 6000 feb6 braw 5c90 <berr_040cleanup+0x2c> 5ddc: 4280 clrl %d0 5dde: 0e51 1800 movesw %d1,%a1@ 5de2: 6000 fef2 braw 5cd6 <berr_040cleanup+0x72> 5de6: 4280 clrl %d0 5de8: 0e51 2800 movesw %d2,%a1@ 5dec: 2400 movel %d0,%d2 5dee: 4e7b 3000 movec %d3,%sfc 5df2: 4e7b 3001 movec %d3,%dfc 5df6: 4a82 tstl %d2 5df8: 66ba bnes 5db4 <berr_040cleanup+0x150> 5dfa: 4268 003c clrw %a0@(60) 5dfe: 6000 fe90 braw 5c90 <berr_040cleanup+0x2c> 5e02: 0e91 1800 movesl %d1,%a1@ 5e06: 6000 fece braw 5cd6 <berr_040cleanup+0x72> 5e0a: 4280 clrl %d0 5e0c: 0e11 2800 movesb %d2,%a1@ 5e10: 2400 movel %d0,%d2 5e12: 6094 bras 5da8 <berr_040cleanup+0x144> 5e14: 0e91 2800 movesl %d2,%a1@ 5e18: 2400 movel %d0,%d2 5e1a: 608c bras 5da8 <berr_040cleanup+0x144> 5e1c: 241f movel %sp@+,%d2 5e1e: 261f movel %sp@+,%d3 5e20: 4e75 rts I'm a bit puzzled, as the crash location is not a memory dereference but the "set_fs(MAKE_MM_SEG(wbs));" in do_040writeback1(). Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-m68k" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html