Re: Dereferenced null pointer

["coywolf" <coywolf@xxxxxxxxxx>]

If it's caused by the current task, a core dump may happen. Or panic.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Frank.A.Uepping@t-online.de>
To: <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 8:05 PM
Subject: Dereferenced null pointer


> What happens when a null pointer is dereferenced in the Linux kernel?
> How fatal is this to the running kernel/system?
> Is there need to reboot the kernel?
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> /FAU
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