On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 03:55:22PM +0100, Milan Broz wrote: > > Gilles PIETRI wrote: > > I run a system on XFS over a LUKS dm-crypt FS, over a large RAID6 > > volume, and under stress, I get a kernel oops. I can reproduce it quite > > easily using hardcore settings say with bonnie++, though I noticed the > > issue when hitting the fileserver at 1 Gbps for some while. > > > > System is running on Debian stable, with a debian kernel: 2.6.18-6-amd64 > > Here are the versions of the packages used: > > cryptsetup: 2:1.0.4+svn26-1 > > dmsetup: 2:1.02.08-1 > > > > The oops kernel message is enclosed. > > > > If anybody experienced such an issue, I would be glad to hear of any > > solution. Otherwise, well, this might be a new bug to debunk ;) > > Hi, > I am not sure which patches Debian backported into 2.6.18 stable, > this code was rewritten in later kernels significantly. > > Is it reproducible on recent upstream kernel? > > Anyway, first verify that this patch is backported to your kernel: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7763#c51 If Debian does not offer an updated kernel, you can also roll your own. I have Debain stable and testing running without problem with kernel 2.6.27.9. It is even possible to do a non-module kernel, compile everything needed in and just ignore the error messages on bootup. Arno -- Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., CISSP -- Email: arno@xxxxxxxxxxx GnuPG: ID: 1E25338F FP: 0C30 5782 9D93 F785 E79C 0296 797F 6B50 1E25 338F ---- Cuddly UI's are the manifestation of wishful thinking. -- Dylan Evans If it's in the news, don't worry about it. The very definition of "news" is "something that hardly ever happens." -- Bruce Schneier --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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