I got two more kernel panics while playing with drives. (To be precise, I was taking them off-line one at a time to use DOS-based vendor diagnostics on them.) I was cold-swapping them at the time (mdadm /dev/mdX -f /dev/hdeY; hdparm -Y /dev/hde; unplug), which wasn't the safest thing in the world, but I still don't expect kernel panics. The first one is a copy of what I saw the other day. For the second one I forgot to disable hddtemp and smartd, which I thought might have triggered the problem. For the third, I was quite sure that nothing was accessing the drive. All are hand-typed from photographs of the console after panic. I think it's an IDE problem more than a RAID problem, but I've Cc:ed the linux-raid list just in case someone there has any ideas. i686 processor, 440BX motherboard, 1 GB ECC memory (you can see from the kernel addresses that I'm using a 2.75/1.25 G memory split), has been in production with excellent stability for a long time. non-modular 2.6.18 + linuxpps patches. === Panic # 1 === Call Trace: [<b0248228>] ata_output_data+0x4d/0x64 [<b024a60f>] ide_pio_sector+0xcd/0x102 [<b024af35>] ide_pio_datablock+0x46/0x5c [<b024b160>] pre_task_out_intr+0x9a/0xa5 [<b0246812>] ide_do_request+0x52b/0x6e0 [<b01cb5c3>] __generic_unplug_device+0x1d/0x1f [<b01cbe7b>] generic_unplug_device+0x6/0x8 [<b0263252>] unplug_slaves+0x4b/0x7a [<b02650c8>] raid1d+0xa51/0xac0 [<b026f123>] md_thread+0xd6/0xef [<b0120db7>] kthread+0x1d/0xda [<b0100b3d>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0xb DWARF2 unwinder stuck at kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0xb Leftover inexact backtrace: Code: c3 89 c2 ed c3 57 89 d7 89 c2 f3 6d 5f c3 89 d0 89 ca ee c3 0f b7 c0 66 ef c3 56 89 d6 89 c2 f3 66 6f 5e c3 ef c3 56 89 d6 89 c2 <f3> 6f 5e c3 c7 80 00 05 00 00 45 82 24 b0 c7 80 04 05 00 00 52 EIP: [<b024726f>] ide_outsl+0x5/0x9 SS:ESP 0068:eff4ddf0 <1>BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 30000200 printing eip: b024726f *pde = 00000000 Oops: 0000 [#2] CPU: 0 EIP: 0060:[<b024726f>] Not tainted VLI EFLAGS: 00010246 (2.6.18 #4) EIP is at ide_outsl+0x5/0x9 eax: 0000b000 ebx: b0444d18 ecx: 00000080 edx: 0000b000 esi: 30000200 edi: b0444d18 ebp: 00000080 esp: b0421f3c ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068 Process klogd (pid: 1146, ti=b0421000 task=eff08ad0 task.ti=b1a2b000) Stack: b0444dac b0248228 30000200 b0444d18 30000200 b0444dac b0444d18 b024a60f 00000020 00000200 00000001 0000000f b0444dac 00000001 b0444d18 b024af35 ffffffff b0444dac c2baef38 b024afc5 b190ef04 b0444dac 00000286 b190eee0 Call Trace: [<b0248228>] ata_output_data+0x4d/0x64 [<b024a60f>] ide_pio_sector+0xcd/0x102 [<b024af35>] ide_pio_datablock+0x46/0x5c [<b024afc5>] task_out_intr+0x7a/0x9c [<b02471e1>] ide_intr+0x13d/0x188 [<b012795e>] handle_IRQ_event+0x23/0x49 [<b01279e2>] __do_IRQ+0x5e/0xa4 [<b0142ca2>] do_IRQ+0x91/0xaf Code: c3 89 c2 ed c3 57 89 d7 89 c2 f3 6d 5f c3 89 d0 89 ca ee c3 0f b7 c0 66 ef c3 56 89 d6 89 c2 f3 66 6f 5e c3 ef c3 56 89 d6 89 c2 <f3> 6f 5e c3 c7 80 00 05 00 00 45 82 24 b0 c7 80 04 05 00 00 52 EIP: [<b024726f>] ide_outsl+0x5/0x9 SS:ESP 0068:b0421f3c <0>Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt === Panic # 2 === Call Trace: [<b0248228>] ata_output_data+0x4d/0x64 [<b024a60f>] ide_pio_sector+0xcd/0x102 [<b024af35>] ide_pio_datablock+0x46/0x5c [<b024b160>] pre_task_out_intr+0x9a/0xa5 [<b0246812>] ide_do_request+0x52b/0x6e0 [<b01cb5c3>] __generic_unplug_device+0x1d/0x1f [<b01cbe7b>] generic_unplug_device+0x6/0x8 [<b0263252>] unplug_slaves+0x4b/0x7a [<b02650c8>] raid1d+0xa51/0xac0 [<b026f123>] md_thread+0xd6/0xef [<b0120db7>] kthread+0x1d/0xda [<b0100b3d>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0xb DWARF2 unwinder stuck at kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0xb Leftover inexact backtrace: Code: c3 89 c2 ed c3 57 89 d7 89 c2 f3 6d 5f c3 89 d0 89 ca ee c3 0f b7 c0 66 ef c3 56 89 d6 89 c2 f3 66 6f 5e c3 ef c3 56 89 d6 89 c2 <f3> 6f 5e c3 c7 80 00 05 00 00 45 82 24 b0 c7 80 04 05 00 00 52 EIP: [<b024726f>] ide_outsl+0x5/0x9 SS:ESP 0068:efcd7df0 <1>BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 30000200 printing eip: b024726f *pde = 00000000 Oops: 0000 [#2] CPU: 0 EIP: 0060:[<b024726f>] Not tainted VLI EFLAGS: 00010246 (2.6.18 #4) EIP is at ide_outsl+0x5/0x9 eax: 0000a000 ebx: b0445400 ecx: 00000080 edx: 0000a000 esi: 30000200 edi: b0445400 ebp: 00000080 esp: b0421f3c ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068 Process swapper (pid: 0, ti=b0421000 task=b0349b40 task.ti=b03f4000) Stack: b0445494 b0248228 30000200 b0445400 30000200 b0445494 b0445400 b024a60f 00000020 00000200 00000001 0000000f b0445494 00000001 b0445400 b024af35 ffffffff b0445494 ebff2e94 b024afc5 efeffe04 b0445494 00000286 efeffde0 Call Trace: [<b0248228>] ata_output_data+0x4d/0x64 [<b024a60f>] ide_pio_sector+0xcd/0x102 [<b024af35>] ide_pio_datablock+0x46/0x5c [<b024afc5>] task_out_intr+0x7a/0x9c [<b02471e1>] ide_intr+0x13d/0x188 [<b012795e>] handle_IRQ_event+0x23/0x49 [<b01279e2>] __do_IRQ+0x5e/0xa4 [<b0142ca2>] do_IRQ+0x91/0xaf Code: c3 89 c2 ed c3 57 89 d7 89 c2 f3 6d 5f c3 89 d0 89 ca ee c3 0f b7 c0 66 ef c3 56 89 d6 89 c2 f3 66 6f 5e c3 ef c3 56 89 d6 89 c2 <f3> 6f 5e c3 c7 80 00 05 00 00 45 82 24 b0 c7 80 04 05 00 00 52 EIP: [<b024726f>] ide_outsl+0x5/0x9 SS:ESP 0068:b0421f3c <0>Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt === Panic # 3 === [<b0142ca2>] do_IRQ+0x91/0xaf [<b01027aa>] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 DWARF2 unwinder stuck at common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 Leftover inexact backtrace: [<b0127952>] handle_IRQ_event+0x17/0x49 [<b01279e2>] __do_IRQ+0x5e/0xa4 [<b01042ca>] do_IRQ+0x91/0xaf ======================= [<b01027aa>] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 [<b027007b>] bitmap_startwrite+0xa4/0x121 [<b0116db6>] __do_softirq+0x2c/0x75 [<b0104326>] do_softirq+0x32/0x90 ======================= [<b0102e94>] show_stack_log_lvl+0x9d/9xa5 [<b01042dc>] do_IRQ+0xa3/0xaf [<b01027aa>] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 [<b0103218>] die+0x182/0x1cb [<b010ca37>] do_page_fault+0x3c8/0x49d [<b010c66f>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x49d [<b010285d>] error_code+0x39/0x40 [<b024726f>] ide+outsl+0x5/0x9 [<b0248228>] ata_output_data+0x4d/0x64 [<b024a60f>] ide_pio_sector+0xcd/0x102 [<b024af35>] ide_pio_datablock+0x46/0x5c [<b024b160>] pre_task_out_intr+0x9a/0xa5 [<b0246812>] ide_do_request+0x52b/0x6e0 [<b01cabb3>] generic_make_request+0x159/0x169 [<b0110bf8>] __wake_up+0x11/0x1a [<b01cb59a>] blk_remove_plug+0x4e/0x5a [<b026ef2e>] md_check_recovery+0x3ad/0x3b5 [<b01cb5c3>] __generic_unplug_device+0x1d/0x1f [<b01cbe7b>] generic_unplug_device+0x6/0x8 [<b0263252>] unplug_slaves+0x4b/0x7a [<b02650c8>] raid1d+0xa51/0xac0 [<b01042dc>] do_IRQ+0xa3/0xaf [<b02fc360>] schedule+0x46a/0x4ce [<b02fc8f9>] schedule_timeout+0x13/0xa0 [<b0265132>] raid1d+0xabb/0xac0 [<b026f123>] md_thread+0xd6/0xef [<b0120f1c>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x35 [<b026f04d>] md_thread+0x0/0xef [<b0120db7>] kthread+0xad/0xda [<b0120d0a>] kthread+0x0/0xda [<b0100b3d>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0xb Code: c3 89 c2 ed c3 57 89 d7 89 c2 f3 6d 5f c3 89 d0 89 ca ee c3 0f b7 c0 66 ef c3 56 89 d6 89 c2 f3 66 6f 5e c3 ef c3 56 89 d6 89 c2 <f3> 6f 5e c3 c7 80 00 05 00 00 45 82 24 b0 c7 80 04 05 00 00 52 EIP: [<b024726f>] ide_outsl+0x5/0x9 SS:ESP 0068:b0421ebc <0>Kernel panic - 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