On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 05:24:11PM +0100, Mark Zealey wrote: > > Granted, it's x86-specific, but it works better, since gdb will halt the code > > right at that spot rather than inside some trap hander. And it's just more > > elegant. > If you want to do it like that, I'd suggest ud2 for in-kernel use: > #define b0rk() asm volatile("ud2") See include/asm/page.h in particular the implementation of BUG() Its a, cross-platform, and b, does exactly what you've all been describing :) Dave. -- My monkey won't come back. - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/