Hi this function returns a long, nuke a call to read_c0_errorepc and use right types for variables and printks. Later, Juan. Index: arch/mips/kernel/traps.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/linux/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c,v retrieving revision 1.99.2.38 diff -u -r1.99.2.38 traps.c --- arch/mips/kernel/traps.c 17 Dec 2002 23:41:01 -0000 1.99.2.38 +++ arch/mips/kernel/traps.c 19 Dec 2002 10:17:47 -0000 @@ -781,14 +781,14 @@ asmlinkage void cache_parity_error(void) { - unsigned int reg_val; + unsigned long reg_val; /* For the moment, report the problem and hang. */ reg_val = read_c0_errorepc(); printk("Cache error exception:\n"); - printk("cp0_errorepc == %08x\n", read_c0_errorepc()); + printk("cp0_errorepc == %08lx\n", reg_val); reg_val = read_c0_cacheerr(); - printk("c0_cacheerr == %08x\n", reg_val); + printk("c0_cacheerr == %08lx\n", reg_val); printk("Decoded c0_cacheerr: %s cache fault in %s reference.\n", reg_val & (1<<30) ? "secondary" : "primary", -- In theory, practice and theory are the same, but in practice they are different -- Larry McVoy