Hi all, I am running RT-Linux2.0 on linux kernel 2.2.13. While the Redhat SMP kernel 2.2.10smp boots and works perfectly OK, I am getting some error messages while booting AND running the RT-Linux system. It gets locked sometimes with the message " Stuck on TLB IPI wait (CPU #0) ". The portion of /var/log/messages file showing some error lines is appended (please observe the lines between the lines commented by /////////////) The error reads like "Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000" Can someone please tell whats wrong with the kernel. Thanx in anticipation, Surya. ======================================================================= .... .... .... Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: ...........................done. Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: RTL started ///////////////////////watch the lines below///////////////////////////// Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: current->tss.cr3 = 00101000,%cr3 = 00101000 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: *pde = 00000000 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: Oops: 0002 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: CPU: 12 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: EIP: 0010:[<00000000>] Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: EFLAGS: 00010002 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: eax: 00000000 ebx: 0000000c ecx:c7ffa000 edx: 00000018 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: esi: 00000041 edi: c7ffbf7c ebp: c7ffbf74 esp: c7ffbf5c Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss:0018 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: Process swapper (pid: 0, process nr: 1, stackpage=c7ffb000) Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: Stack: c7ffa000 c7ffa000 c023b4c0 00000041 PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfd9a1 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: c7ffbf90 PCI: Using configuration type 1 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: 00000000 PCI: Probing PCI hardware Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: 00000000 c010942c Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: c7ffa000 c7ffa000 00000002 c7ffa000 c023b4c0 00000000 00000600 00000018 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: 00000018 00000041c0106245 00000010 00$Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: Call Trace:[common_smp_interrupt+24/48] [cpu_idle+61/80] [do_IRQ+69/72] [rtl_intercept+116/424] [common_interrupt+24/48] /////////////////////again watch the lines below//////////////////////// Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: Code: <1>Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel:current->tss.cr3 = 00101000, %cr3 = 00101000 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: *pde = 00000000 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: PCI->APIC IRQ transform: (B0,I6,P0) ->18 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: PCI->APIC IRQ transform: (B0,I9,P0) ->17 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: PCI->APIC IRQ transform: (B0,I15,P0) ->17 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: PCI: 00:00 [8086/1237]: Passive release enable (00) Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: Starting kswapd v 1.5 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: current->tss.cr3 = 00101000, %cr3 = 00101000 Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: *pde = 00000000 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Feb 18 05:59:58 localhost kernel: pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured ... ... ... ======================================================================= -- [rtl] --- To unsubscribe: echo "unsubscribe rtl" | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR echo "unsubscribe rtl <Your_email>" | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- For more information on Real-Time Linux see: http://www.rtlinux.org/~rtlinux/