Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 19 Nov 2000 03:39:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 19 Nov 2000 03:39:22 -0500 Received: from adonis.lbl.gov ([128.3.5.144]:47364 "EHLO adonis.lbl.gov") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 19 Nov 2000 03:39:14 -0500 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [oops] pppd in kernel 2.4.0-test11-pre7 From: Alex Romosan Date: 19 Nov 2000 00:09:13 -0800 Message-ID: <87pujsgz86.fsf@adonis.lbl.gov> Lines: 52 User-Agent: Gnus/5.0807 (Gnus v5.8.7) Emacs/20.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org i forgot to bring up eth0 before attempting to connect to my dsl provider using ppp over ethernet and i got the following oops: ksymoops 2.3.4 on i686 2.4.0-test11. Options used -V (default) -k /proc/ksyms (specified) -l /proc/modules (default) -o /lib/modules/2.4.0-test11/ (default) -m /boot/System.map-2.4.0-test11 (specified) Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereferenc Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: c0115bcc Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: *pde = 00000000 Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: Oops: 0000 Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: CPU: 0 Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: EIP: 0010:[exec_usermodehelper+668/872] Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: EFLAGS: 00010246 Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: eax: c3688a64 ebx: c3936000 ecx: c3fcb3a0 Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: esi: 00000006 edi: 00000000 ebp: c3fcb3a0 Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: Process pppd (pid: 21272, stackpage=c3937000) Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: Stack: 00000100 c375de1c c375de4c c1918f40 c3fc b3a0 c3fcb3a0 c3f96ca0 c3f96ca0 Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: c3f96ca0 c3f96ca0 c0115ec0 c022c6a0 c375 dedc c375dec8 c0108c24 c375de4c Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: 00000078 c375dedc Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: Call Trace: [exec_helper+20/24] [kernel_thread+ Nov 18 23:47:34 prospero kernel: Code: 8b 4f 08 39 ca 7d 22 8b 47 14 83 3c 90 00 Using defaults from ksymoops -t elf32-i386 -a i386 Code; 00000000 Before first symbol 00000000 <_EIP>: Code; 00000000 Before first symbol 0: 8b 4f 08 mov 0x8(%edi),%ecx Code; 00000003 Before first symbol 3: 39 ca cmp %ecx,%edx Code; 00000005 Before first symbol 5: 7d 22 jge 29 <_EIP+0x29> 00000029 Before first symbol Code; 00000007 Before first symbol 7: 8b 47 14 mov 0x14(%edi),%eax Code; 0000000a Before first symbol a: 83 3c 90 00 cmpl $0x0,(%eax,%edx,4) let me know if you need more information. --alex-- -- | I believe the moment is at hand when, by a paranoiac and active | | advance of the mind, it will be possible (simultaneously with | | automatism and other passive states) to systematize confusion | | and thus to help to discredit completely the world of reality. | - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/