![]() | |||||||||||||
Messages in this thread |
* Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote: > * eliad lubovsky <eliadl@013.net> wrote: > > > I am trying to handle page faults exceptions in the kernel using the > > task gate mechanism. I succeeded to transfer the execution to my page > > fault handler using a new TSS and updates to the GDT and IDT tables > > (similar to the double fault mechanism in 2.6). After handling the > > fault and allocating the physical page I use the iret instruction to > > switch back to the previous task. The problem is that I got a double > > fault with the same address that cause the fault (although the > > physical page is allocated and mapped). Any clues? > > are you clearing the 'nested task' (NT) flag of the new TSS once you > have switched to it? correction - i meant the 'busy' bit in the TSS descriptor. It's being set by TSS-switch operations, and needs to be cleared. Ingo - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
| Last update: 2005-06-29 19:33 [from the cache] ©2003-2008 | |||||||||||||