Bug#401358: System freezes under heavy disk IO

[Peter Hirdina <Peter.Hirdina@gmx.net>]

Package: linux-image-2.6.18-3-k7
Version: 2.6.18-6

After installing the version 2.6.18-6 of the kernel, my machine (SMP,
AthlonMP) just freezes under heavy disk IO (not immediately, but after a
few minutes).

I tried the modules dpt_i2o and i2o_block for my Adaptec 2400A raid
controller, and even tried JFS instead of XFS as filesystem, but it didn't
make any difference. Well, the only difference was the time it took until
the machine froze (actually with JFS it happened faster than with XFS).

I went back to the version 2.6.17-9 and the machine seems to run stable
again, even with more IO than needed to crash 2.6.18-6. So, it looks like
somehwere between those versions, a SMB related bug was introduced in a
more generic place, since the crashes happened across drivers and
filesystems.

regards,
    Peter

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