> Using a simple test program, I'm able to panic the kernel using gdb. > > I've attached the test program. The output from the console is the > following : > > Bad Address (null pointer deref?): Code=6 regs=000000007e354370 > (Addr=0000000000000000) Works without crash for me on 3.12-rc6 ? Linux ls3011 3.12.0-rc6-64bit+ Since you run 3.10.6, maybe updating the kernel might help. Esp. this patch, which has been backported to kernel 3.10 (and is in 3.10.17): http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?h=linux-3.10.y&id=77587e89405f5d8225a0e750df254bcc2dcb73e1 Helge -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-parisc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html