From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 9 Nov 2001 23:23:39 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 9 Nov 2001 23:23:28 -0500 Received: from f133.law10.hotmail.com ([64.4.15.133]:26126 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 9 Nov 2001 23:23:12 -0500 X-Originating-IP: [129.186.3.166] From: "Femitha Majeed" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: m_femitha@hotmail.com Subject: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address.... Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 04:23:03 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Nov 2001 04:23:06.0811 (UTC) FILETIME=[6595B0B0:01C1699F] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, I am trying to write a kernel module which reads the files in the /proc directory. When I do an insmod filename.o, I get the following error: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address.... In the module, I use kmalloc to allocate memory. Is that the reason I am getting this error? I am very new to writing kernel modules, I would really appreciate a reply. Thanks, Femitha Majeed _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp