When below program is executed i got kernel panic.
Please anybody check and let me know my mistake

I compiled and executed in kernel 2.6.18.5

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typedef struct queue_test
{
struct timer_list cache_timer;
} q_test;

static q_test Q;
static int timer_starts = 0;
static int first_time =1;
static int global_value = 0;

DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(queue_test_waitq);

static void queue_test_timer_handler(unsigned long a_cache)
{
printk("Timer Handler function called\n");
if (!a_cache)
{
printk("Invalid entry \n");
return;
}

printk("Wake up all queued packets\n");
wake_up(&queue_test_waitq);

printk("timer stopped\n");
printk("============================\n");
//timer_starts = 0;

global_value = 1;
}

static unsigned int queue_test_prerouting(unsigned int hook,
struct sk_buff **pskb,
const struct net_device *in,
const struct net_device *out,
int (*okfn)(struct sk_buff *))
{
printk("Prerouting skb: %p\n", (*pskb));

return NF_ACCEPT;
}

static int check_global_value()
{
if (global_value == 1)
return 1;
else
return 0;
}
static unsigned int queue_test_forwarding(unsigned int hook,
struct sk_buff **pskb,
const struct net_device *in,
const struct net_device *out,
int (*okfn)(struct sk_buff *))
{
u32 genid;
genid = atomic_read(&flow_cache_genid);

if (first_time)
{
first_time = 0;
printk("====================================\n");
printk("First Packet: skb: %p \n", (*pskb));

init_timer(&Q.cache_timer);
Q.cache_timer.data = 1;
Q.cache_timer.function = queue_test_timer_handler;
Q.cache_timer.expires = jiffies + (60 * 1) * HZ;
add_timer(&Q.cache_timer);
}
if (check_global_value() == 0)
{
DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
add_wait_queue(&queue_test_waitq, &wait);

set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
schedule_timeout(5);
set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);

remove_wait_queue(&queue_test_waitq, &wait);
printk("Packet from queue\n");

}

return NF_ACCEPT;
}

static unsigned int queue_test_postrouting(unsigned int hook,
struct sk_buff **pskb,
const struct net_device *in,
const struct net_device *out,
int (*okfn)(struct sk_buff *))
{
printk("Post Routing \n");
printk("Packet received: skb: %p \n", (*pskb));
return NF_ACCEPT;
}

static struct nf_hook_ops queue_test_ops[] =
{
{
.hook = queue_test_prerouting,
.owner = THIS_MODULE,
.pf = PF_INET,
.hooknum = NF_IP_PRE_ROUTING,
.priority = NF_IP_PRI_CONNTRACK + 1,
},

{
.hook = queue_test_forwarding,
.owner = THIS_MODULE,
.pf = PF_INET,
.hooknum = NF_IP_FORWARD,
.priority = NF_IP_PRI_FILTER + 1,
},

{
.hook = queue_test_postrouting,
.owner = THIS_MODULE,
.pf = PF_INET,
.hooknum = NF_IP_POST_ROUTING,
.priority = NF_IP_PRI_CONNTRACK_CONFIRM,
},
};

int __init queue_test_init(void)
{
int index;
int ret;

for (index = 0; index < ARRAY_SIZE(queue_test_ops); index++)
{
if ((ret = nf_register_hook(&queue_test_ops[index])) < 0)
{

return -1;
}
}

return 0;
}

void __exit queue_test_exit(void)
{
int index;

for (index = 0; index < ARRAY_SIZE(queue_test_ops); index++)
{
nf_unregister_hook(&queue_test_ops[index]);
}
}

MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") ;

module_init(queue_test_init) ;
module_exit(queue_test_exit) ;
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Thanks in advance..

Sathish
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