* eliad lubovsky <[email protected]> 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?
Ingo
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