From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261895AbTDXIkF (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Apr 2003 04:40:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261886AbTDXIkF (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Apr 2003 04:40:05 -0400 Received: from [203.199.93.15] ([203.199.93.15]:21509 "EHLO WS0005.indiatimes.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261885AbTDXIkC (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Apr 2003 04:40:02 -0400 From: "ramands" Message-Id: <200304240813.NAA23499@WS0005.indiatimes.com> To: "Randy.Dunlap" CC: , Reply-To: "ramands" Subject: Re: Re: OOPS in Kmalloc Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:15:06 +0530 X-URL: http://indiatimes.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org hello randy as i am new to kernel level programing i do not know how to decode a oops . could you tell me how to do it i will mail the exact oops messages in next mail right now i am debugging by using printk only raman "Randy.Dunlap" wrote: > Hello, > i am getting OOPS in Kmalloc . > > void **data; > qset = 1000; > > dptr->data = kmalloc(qset * sizeof(char *), GFP_KERNEL); > > what could the possible the cause of the error ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As I am so fond of saying, it's almost always correct to indicate what kernel version one if referring to in a problem report. Please decode the oops output and post it here. ~Randy Get Your Private, Free E-mail from Indiatimes at http://email.indiatimes.com Buy The Best In BOOKS at http://www.bestsellers.indiatimes.com Bid for for Air Tickets @ Re.1 on Air Sahara Flights. Just log on to http://airsahara.indiatimes.com and Bid Now !