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Date:      Mon, 08 Feb 1999 15:55:14 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        tcobb@staff.circle.net
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Tracking a Fatal Double Fault 
Message-ID:  <199902082355.PAA01476@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 08 Feb 1999 17:24:29 EST." <A0CFA284C004D211B7EE0060082F32A412E13D@freya.circle.net> 

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> Can someone please give me a short guide
> on how to track down a fatal double fault?
> System is 3.0-19990205-STABLE, and I've written
> down the fault info.

Ack.  It's actually pretty difficult.  You can start by trying to 
locate the PC for the fault in the kernel image, but the typical cause 
of a double fault is running out of kernel stack. 

Are you running any custom kernel code?

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