what is wrong with this?

Todd T. Fries (friest@acm.org)
Mon, 6 Jan 1997 02:41:53 -0600

#include <asm/io.h>
void main()
{
long port;
short data;

port = 0x8370;
data = 0;
iopl(3);
(*(volatile unsigned short *)(port))=0;
}

running this as root should not segv. However, it does. Why?

tried linux 2.1.14 and 2.1.20...

-- Todd T. Fries .. friest@acm.org