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Date:      Tue, 15 Jul 1997 13:11:52 -0700
From:      David Greenman <dg@root.com>
To:        Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: What is IdlePTD? 
Message-ID:  <199707152011.NAA20172@implode.root.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 15 Jul 1997 12:34:31 PDT." <Pine.NEB.3.95.970715123314.24658X-100000@mail.cdsnet.net> 

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>I'm trying to get some BSDI software running under FreeBSD, and
>it barfs with a segmenatation fault.
>
>GDB on the core file says:
>
>kernel symbol 'IdlePTD' not found.
>
>In words of < 15 syllables, what the heck does that mean for me?

   IdlePTD should only be referenced when using gdb -k (kernel debugging).
It's the address of the page table directory when "idle".

-DG

David Greenman
Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project



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