ARM Linux内核驱动异常定位方法分析--反汇编方式
最近在搞Atmel 的SAM9x25平台，Linux系统，用于工业设备。这也是我首次参与工业设备的研发。在调试Atmel SAM9x25的Linux串口设备的时候，发现无论是读还是写，都会产生异常。相关的异常信息如下：
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
pgd = c0004000
[00000000] *pgd=00000000
Internal error: Oops: 17 [#1]
last sysfs file: /sys/devices/virtual/vc/vcsa1/dev
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 Not tainted (2.6.39 #1)
PC is at atmel_tasklet_func+0x110/0x69c
LR is at atmel_tasklet_func+0x10/0x69c
pc : [<c01a4f30>] lr : [<c01a4e30>] psr: 20000013
sp : c7825f50 ip : c045e0bc fp : 00000000
r10: c0456a80 r9 : 0000000a r8 : 00000000
r7 : c7874568 r6 : c045e0a8 r5 : 00000100 r4 : c045dfb4
r3 : 00000002 r2 : 00000ffc r1 : 00000001 r0 : 00000001
Flags: nzCv IRQs on FIQs on Mode SVC_32 ISA ARM Segment kernel
Control: 0005317f Table: 27aec000 DAC: 00000017
Process ksoftirqd/0 (pid: 3, stack limit = 0xc7824270)
Stack: (0xc7825f50 to 0xc7826000)
5f40: 00000100 c7824000 00000001 00000018
5f60: 0000000a c0456a80 c7825f84 00000000 00000100 c7824000 00000001 00000018
5f80: c0456a80 c0047b70 00000006 c0047650 c0432e50 00000000 c7824000 00000000
5fa0: 00000000 c0047938 00000000 00000000 00000000 c00479a0 c7825fd4 c7819f60
5fc0: 00000000 c0058c64 c00335f4 00000000 00000000 00000000 c7825fd8 c7825fd8
5fe0: 00000000 c7819f60 c0058be0 c00335f4 00000013 c00335f4 0c200050 fc3b9beb
[<c01a4f30>] (atmel_tasklet_func+0x110/0x69c) from [<c0047b70>] (tasklet_action+0x80/0xe4)
[<c0047b70>] (tasklet_action+0x80/0xe4) from [<c0047650>] (__do_softirq+0x74/0x104)
[<c0047650>] (__do_softirq+0x74/0x104) from [<c00479a0>] (run_ksoftirqd+0x68/0x108)
[<c00479a0>] (run_ksoftirqd+0x68/0x108) from [<c0058c64>] (kthread+0x84/0x8c)
[<c0058c64>] (kthread+0x84/0x8c) from [<c00335f4>] (kernel_thread_exit+0x0/0x8)
Code: 1a000002 e59f057c e59f157c ebfa416c (e5983000)
---[ end trace 6b8e1841ba3a56c9 ]---
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt
[<c0037784>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0xf0) from [<c00429f4>] (panic+0x54/0x178)
[<c00429f4>] (panic+0x54/0x178) from [<c0035a18>] (die+0x17c/0x1bc)
[<c0035a18>] (die+0x17c/0x1bc) from [<c00386c4>] (__do_kernel_fault+0x64/0x84)
[<c00386c4>] (__do_kernel_fault+0x64/0x84) from [<c003889c>] (do_page_fault+0x1b8/0x1cc)
[<c003889c>] (do_page_fault+0x1b8/0x1cc) from [<c002c2f0>] (do_DataAbort+0x38/0x9c)
[<c002c2f0>] (do_DataAbort+0x38/0x9c) from [<c003234c>] (__dabt_svc+0x4c/0x60)
Exception stack(0xc7825f08 to 0xc7825f50)
5f00: 00000001 00000001 00000ffc 00000002 c045dfb4 00000100
5f20: c045e0a8 c7874568 00000000 0000000a c0456a80 00000000 c045e0bc c7825f50
5f40: c01a4e30 c01a4f30 20000013 ffffffff
[<c003234c>] (__dabt_svc+0x4c/0x60) from [<c01a4f30>] (atmel_tasklet_func+0x110/0x69c)
[<c01a4f30>] (atmel_tasklet_func+0x110/0x69c) from [<c0047b70>] (tasklet_action+0x80/0xe4)
[<c0047b70>] (tasklet_action+0x80/0xe4) from [<c0047650>] (__do_softirq+0x74/0x104)
[<c0047650>] (__do_softirq+0x74/0x104) from [<c00479a0>] (run_ksoftirqd+0x68/0x108)
[<c00479a0>] (run_ksoftirqd+0x68/0x108) from [<c0058c64>] (kthread+0x84/0x8c)
[<c0058c64>] (kthread+0x84/0x8c) from [<c00335f4>] (kernel_thread_exit+0x0/0x8)