Re: [rtl] unable to handle kernel paging request

[Nathan Paul Simons <npsimons@fsmlabs.com>]

On Tue, Dec 12, 2000 at 03:35:01PM +0000, Raul wrote:
> Hi there
> I get the following error on allocating a variable on
> memory:
>      "unable to handle kernel paging request"

	That's typically a memory fault in kernel.  How exactly are you
allocating this variable?

> I have to say that this variable is a structure which
> in turn contains more structures, that is, a quite
> large one.

	How large?  And how exactly are you accessing it?

> after this the module remains uninitialized and I
> cannot remove it from kernel space.
> Any idea why I get this error?

	If the memory fault is occurring in init_module(), init_module() will
not exit and be stuck.  Try loading debugger/rtl_debug.o before loading your
module to catch the exception and see where it is happening.  Also, you should
be able to remove the module if you have rtl_debug.o loaded.