Please try this patch. Milan -- mbroz@xxxxxxxxxx --- Flush workqueue before releasing mempool in dm-crypt. There can be finished but not released request yet. Call chain: run workqueue dec_pending bio_endio(...); <remove device request - remove mempool> mempool_free(io, cc->io_pool); This usually happens when cryptsetup create temporary luks mapping in the beggining of crypt device activation. When dm-core calls destructor crypt_dtr, no new request are possible. Signed-off-by: Milan Broz <mbroz@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/md/dm-crypt.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) Index: linux-2.6.22/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.22.orig/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c 2007-07-17 21:56:36.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.22/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c 2007-07-19 11:55:13.000000000 +0200 @@ -920,6 +920,8 @@ static void crypt_dtr(struct dm_target * { struct crypt_config *cc = (struct crypt_config *) ti->private; + flush_workqueue(_kcryptd_workqueue); + bioset_free(cc->bs); mempool_destroy(cc->page_pool); mempool_destroy(cc->io_pool); --------------------------------------------------------------------- dm-crypt mailing list - http://www.saout.de/misc/dm-crypt/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: dm-crypt-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: dm-crypt-help@xxxxxxxx