One morning I happened to find this BUG traceback in my dmesg output. I have no clue what caused it, and it didn't seem to have any effect on the stability of the system. uname: Linux non 2.6.22-gentoo-r8 #1 Fri Sep 28 19:11:19 EEST 2007 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux dmesg: [16184.832157] reiser4[ktxnmgrd:dm-3:r(1209)]: disable_write_barrier (fs/reiser4/wander.c:234)[zam-1055]: [16184.832160] NOTICE: dm-3 does not support write barriers, using synchronous write instead. ... [451329.064221] reiser4[cat(13038)]: extent2tail (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/tail_conversion.c:662)[]: [451329.064224] WARNING: reiser4_write_tail failed [451329.064232] reiser4[cat(13038)]: release_unix_file (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/file.c:2376)[nikita-3233]: [451329.064234] WARNING: Failed (-28) to convert in release_unix_file (4099340) [451329.067453] reiser4[cat(13039)]: extent2tail (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/tail_conversion.c:715)[nikita-2282]: [451329.067457] WARNING: Partial conversion of 4099340: 3 of 4: -22 [451329.067464] reiser4[cat(13039)]: release_unix_file (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/file.c:2376)[nikita-3233]: [451329.067466] WARNING: Failed (-22) to convert in release_unix_file (4099340) [451329.071333] reiser4[cat(13040)]: extent2tail (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/tail_conversion.c:715)[nikita-2282]: [451329.071336] WARNING: Partial conversion of 4099340: 3 of 4: -22 [451329.071343] reiser4[cat(13040)]: release_unix_file (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/file.c:2376)[nikita-3233]: [451329.071345] WARNING: Failed (-22) to convert in release_unix_file (4099340) [451329.074360] reiser4[cat(13041)]: extent2tail (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/tail_conversion.c:715)[nikita-2282]: [451329.074363] WARNING: Partial conversion of 4099340: 3 of 4: -22 [451329.074370] reiser4[cat(13041)]: release_unix_file (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/file.c:2376)[nikita-3233]: [451329.074372] WARNING: Failed (-22) to convert in release_unix_file (4099340) [451329.078370] reiser4[cat(13042)]: extent2tail (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/tail_conversion.c:715)[nikita-2282]: [451329.078373] WARNING: Partial conversion of 4099340: 3 of 4: -22 [451329.078380] reiser4[cat(13042)]: release_unix_file (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/file.c:2376)[nikita-3233]: [451329.078382] WARNING: Failed (-22) to convert in release_unix_file (4099340) [451329.089818] reiser4[cat(13045)]: extent2tail (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/tail_conversion.c:662)[]: [451329.089821] WARNING: reiser4_write_tail failed [451329.089829] reiser4[cat(13045)]: release_unix_file (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/file.c:2376)[nikita-3233]: [451329.089831] WARNING: Failed (-28) to convert in release_unix_file (4099340) [451329.124570] reiser4[sed(13055)]: extent2tail (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/tail_conversion.c:662)[]: [451329.124574] WARNING: reiser4_write_tail failed [451329.124581] reiser4[sed(13055)]: release_unix_file (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/file.c:2376)[nikita-3233]: [451329.124583] WARNING: Failed (-28) to convert in release_unix_file (4099340) [451329.125273] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [451329.125278] kernel BUG at fs/reiser4/plugin/item/extent_file_ops.c:1050! [451329.125281] invalid opcode: 0000 [1] [451329.125284] CPU 0 [451329.125286] Modules linked in: ntfs nvidia(P) pppoe pppox ppp_generic slhc usbhid [451329.125293] Pid: 8533, comm: sh Tainted: P 2.6.22-gentoo-r8 #1 [451329.125297] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8112a1f4>] [<ffffffff8112a1f4>] reiser4_write_extent+0x5e4/0x5f0 [451329.125307] RSP: 0018:ffff8100708bbcf8 EFLAGS: 00010282 [451329.125311] RAX: 00000000ffffffea RBX: ffff810001b73588 RCX: ffff810070e81c08 [451329.125316] RDX: ffff81006c6d3380 RSI: ffff810001b73588 RDI: ffff81006c6d3380 [451329.125319] RBP: 00002b8c392c3000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000015 [451329.125322] R10: 0000000000000014 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000ff7 [451329.125324] R13: 0000000000000001 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000001 [451329.125329] FS: 00002b8c391606f0(0000) GS:ffffffff8153c000(0000) knlGS:00000000556f9c30 [451329.125332] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b [451329.125336] CR2: 00002b8c392c3000 CR3: 000000006d3aa000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 [451329.125340] Process sh (pid: 8533, threadinfo ffff8100708ba000, task ffff81004d950200) [451329.125342] Stack: ffff8100708bbf50 0000000000000001 ffff810038a67780 00000000811139dd [451329.125348] 0000000000000001 ffff81001ee35228 ffffffea70e81b00 ffff8100708bbd38 [451329.125354] ffff81006daaef40 ffff81001ee351b0 0000000000000001 ffff81001ee35228 [451329.125359] Call Trace: [451329.125365] [<ffffffff810faba8>] reiser4_txn_end+0x288/0x4c0 [451329.125370] [<ffffffff810f9980>] reiser4_txn_begin+0x20/0x40 [451329.125374] [<ffffffff81129c10>] reiser4_write_extent+0x0/0x5f0 [451329.125380] [<ffffffff8111152b>] write_unix_file+0x24b/0x570 [451329.125386] [<ffffffff81078438>] vfs_write+0xc8/0x170 [451329.125390] [<ffffffff81078a33>] sys_write+0x53/0x90 [451329.125395] [<ffffffff81009efe>] system_call+0x7e/0x83 [451329.125397] [451329.125398] [451329.125399] Code: 0f 0b eb fe 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 e9 8b 51 fe ff 66 66 2e [451329.125408] RIP [<ffffffff8112a1f4>] reiser4_write_extent+0x5e4/0x5f0 [451329.125413] RSP <ffff8100708bbcf8> [451329.126273] reiser4[sh(8533)]: release_unix_file (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/file.c:2409)[vs-44]: [451329.126275] WARNING: out of memory? [451329.126347] reiser4[sh(8533)]: release_unix_file (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/file.c:2409)[vs-44]: [451329.126349] WARNING: out of memory? [451329.126409] reiser4[sh(8533)]: release_unix_file (fs/reiser4/plugin/file/file.c:2409)[vs-44]: [451329.126412] WARNING: out of memory? Any other information that would be useful? Regards, Marti Raudsepp - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe reiserfs-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html