hi, that happen when i try to do: echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/vsyscall64 that disables vsyscall? Unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffc200020dec17 RIP: [<ffffffff80211b08>] vsyscall_sysctl_change+0x93/0xc3 PGD 1118067 PUD 1119067 PMD 35174067 PTE ffffffffffcaf163 Oops: 000b [1] SMP CPU 1 Modules linked in: wlan_wep fglrx(P) snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss wlan_scan_sta ath_rate_sample(F) ath_pci(F) wlan ath_hal(P) sdhci yenta_socket rsrc_nonstatic snd_hda_intel snd_pcm snd_timer snd snd_page_alloc video output Pid: 5400, comm: bash Tainted: PF 2.6.23-gentoo-r2 #2 RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff80211b08>] [<ffffffff80211b08>] vsyscall_sysctl_change+0x93/0xc3 RSP: 0018:ffff81002d687ea8 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: ffffc20002190844 RBX: ffffffffffcaf844 RCX: ffffffffffcaf000 RDX: ffff81002d687f50 RSI: ffffc20002191000 RDI: ffffc20002190844 RBP: ffffc200020dec17 R08: ffff810037792328 R09: 00000000000000d0 R10: ffffffff8061a5a0 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000002 R14: ffff81002d687f50 R15: 00002b042dc64000 FS: 00002b042e3a6f40(0000) GS:ffff810001061300(0000) knlGS:00000000f713cb20 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b CR2: ffffc200020dec17 CR3: 000000002d9bf000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Process bash (pid: 5400, threadinfo ffff81002d686000, task ffff81002d545590) Stack: ffffffff8061a5a0 ffffffffffffffff ffff81001359b300 ffffffff802b4160 0000000000000300 0000000000000002 ffff810037119640 ffff81001359b300 0000000000000002 00002b042dc64000 ffff81002d687f50 0000000000000000 Call Trace: [<ffffffff802b4160>] proc_sys_write+0x7c/0xa4 [<ffffffff8027cf00>] vfs_write+0xad/0x136 [<ffffffff8027d43d>] sys_write+0x45/0x6e [<ffffffff8020b5ee>] system_call+0x7e/0x83 Code: 66 c7 45 00 0f 05 66 c7 00 0f 05 eb 0b 66 c7 45 00 90 90 66 RIP [<ffffffff80211b08>] vsyscall_sysctl_change+0x93/0xc3 RSP <ffff81002d687ea8> CR2: ffffc200020dec17 thanks, -- noone is alone. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ