If it's caused by the current task, a core dump may happen. Or panic. ---------- http://GreatCN.org and http://LoveCN.org Administrator Coywolf ----- Original Message ----- From: <Frank.A.Uepping@t-online.de> To: <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 8:05 PM Subject: Dereferenced null pointer > What happens when a null pointer is dereferenced in the Linux kernel? > How fatal is this to the running kernel/system? > Is there need to reboot the kernel? > > /FAU > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
