while debugging another issue and just using git I got: Sep 23 23:23:25 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw syslog-ng[3750]: new configuration initialized Sep 23 23:23:25 jbrandeb-bw kernel: 2.6.27-rc7-jesse-00036-g146761c #4 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw syslog-ng[3750]: Changing permissions on special file /dev/xconsole Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw syslog-ng[3750]: Changing permissions on special file /dev/tty10 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel:· Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: -> #2 (&REISERFS_SB(s)->xattr_dir_sem){----}: Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff80256fb4>] validate_chain+0x946/0xbe6 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802578f9>] __lock_acquire+0x6a5/0x70e Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802579b7>] lock_acquire+0x55/0x71 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff804e1544>] down_read+0x50/0x80 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff8031a3f5>] reiserfs_listxattr+0x85/0x152 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802cb542>] vfs_listxattr+0x50/0x82 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802cb5d5>] listxattr+0x61/0xb9 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802cb673>] sys_llistxattr+0x46/0x5f Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff8020c0ab>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel:· Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: -> #1 (&REISERFS_I(inode)->xattr_sem){----}: Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff80256fb4>] validate_chain+0x946/0xbe6 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802578f9>] __lock_acquire+0x6a5/0x70e Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802579b7>] lock_acquire+0x55/0x71 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff804e1544>] down_read+0x50/0x80 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff8031bd28>] reiserfs_cache_default_acl+0x46/0xcd Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802fe700>] reiserfs_create+0x53/0x1dd Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802b7cba>] vfs_create+0xa7/0x11d Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802b9f4f>] do_filp_open+0x219/0x7de Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802ad25e>] do_sys_open+0x58/0xd8 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802ad311>] sys_open+0x20/0x22 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff8020c0ab>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel:· Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: -> #0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#4){--..}: Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff80256c9c>] validate_chain+0x62e/0xbe6 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802578f9>] __lock_acquire+0x6a5/0x70e Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802579b7>] lock_acquire+0x55/0x71 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff804e0ee2>] mutex_lock_nested+0xfe/0x28b Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802b77b3>] vfs_rmdir+0x5f/0xe8 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff8031a919>] reiserfs_delete_xattrs+0x110/0x171 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff80302b2e>] reiserfs_delete_inode+0x46/0xc9 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802c2bc1>] generic_delete_inode+0x88/0x108 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802c2c5d>] generic_drop_inode+0x1c/0x174 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802c2197>] iput+0x66/0x6a Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802b9449>] do_unlinkat+0xff/0x176 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802b94d6>] sys_unlink+0x16/0x18 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff8020c0ab>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel:· Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: other info that might help us debug this: Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel:· Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: 1 lock held by git-merge-recur/5032: Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: #0: (&REISERFS_SB(s)->xattr_dir_sem){----}, at: [<ffffffff8031a90d>] reiserfs_delete_xattrs+0x104/0x171 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel:· Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: stack backtrace: Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: Pid: 5032, comm: git-merge-recur Not tainted 2.6.27-rc7-jesse-00036-g146761c #4 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel:· Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: Call Trace: Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff80256663>] print_circular_bug_tail+0xba/0xc5 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802540cf>] ? print_circular_bug_entry+0x48/0x4f Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff80256c9c>] validate_chain+0x62e/0xbe6 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802578f9>] __lock_acquire+0x6a5/0x70e Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802579b7>] lock_acquire+0x55/0x71 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802b77b3>] ? vfs_rmdir+0x5f/0xe8 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff804e0ee2>] mutex_lock_nested+0xfe/0x28b Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802b77b3>] ? vfs_rmdir+0x5f/0xe8 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802b77b3>] ? vfs_rmdir+0x5f/0xe8 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802b77b3>] vfs_rmdir+0x5f/0xe8 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff8031a90d>] ? reiserfs_delete_xattrs+0x104/0x171 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff8031a919>] reiserfs_delete_xattrs+0x110/0x171 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff80302b2e>] reiserfs_delete_inode+0x46/0xc9 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff80302ae8>] ? reiserfs_delete_inode+0x0/0xc9 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802c2bc1>] generic_delete_inode+0x88/0x108 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802c2c5d>] generic_drop_inode+0x1c/0x174 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802c2197>] iput+0x66/0x6a Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802b9449>] do_unlinkat+0xff/0x176 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff804e21fa>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff80255fd8>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xf1/0x115 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff804e21fa>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff802b94d6>] sys_unlink+0x16/0x18 Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel: [<ffffffff8020c0ab>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Sep 23 23:23:26 jbrandeb-bw kernel:· may be related to http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9136 .config or other questions gladly answered. -- 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