> > Thanks! > > The following patch (against linux-mips-2.4.x CVS) cures my crash. > > I don't know on which CPUs this may happen (need #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_VR41XX?), > nor whether all branch and jump instructions are affected (I included > everything that starts with a `b' or `j'). Since all MIPS jumps are unconditional, one can never have a non-taken jump, so you can eliminate those from the patch. /gmu -- =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= Michael Uhler, VP, Systems, Architecture, and Software Products MIPS Technologies, Inc. Email: uhler@mips.com Pager: uhler_p@mips.com 1225 Charleston Road Voice: (650)567-5025 FAX: (650)567-5225 Mountain View, CA 94043 Mobile: (650)868-6870 Admin: (650)567-5085