[comp.sys.att] What does a "panic: trap 11" mean, and what can I do about

thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) (08/20/89)

Chris Siebenmann is asking about "Panic: trap 11" ...

I don't have my 68020 manual (yes, '020) manual handy, but as I recall, the
line-x emulation capability(ies) are the co-processor interface (such as
would be used with the 68881 FPU in a 68020-based system).  What <could> be
happening in Chris' case is attempted execution of data (or "bad" compiled
code); a corrupted executable file may also be responsible.

I don't "believe" the problem is related to SIGSEGV (signal(2), segmentation
violation), ALTHOUGH I have seen some gcc-compiled code cause this on the
UNIXPC.  SIGSEGV is signal 11.

Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]