Re: wild pointer!!!!!

Paul Mackerras (paulus@samba.org)
Sun, 21 Oct 2001 22:21:40 +1000 (EST)


Kalyan writes:

> I recently ported the linux kernel v 2.4.11-pre5 to MDPPro (
> MPC860T processor ) board..the kernel dies with an Oops and everytime at a
> different place....

What code base did you start from? Linus' official 2.4.11-pre5
release, or the linuxppc_2_4_devel PPC development tree at
ppc.bkserver.net? See http://www.penguinppc.org/dev/kernel.shtml for
details on how to access the PPC development tree. That tree would
have the most up-to-date support for the MPC860T processor.

> upon back tracing i found that at some point the kernel tries to
> execute code in Letext ( according to System.map)....

Hmmm, I don't know where that symbol would have come from, sorry. It
doesn't appear anywhere in the kernel source that I can find. Did you
add it?

> it'd be great if someone can explain me what this Letext is and why
> is the control going there???

I suggest you ask on the linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org mailing list,
you will find other hackers working on Linux for MPC8xx processors
there.

Paul.
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