Bug#502383: Acknowledgement (linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64: BUG at fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c:742 assert(mp->count))

To: Tom Epperly <tepperly@gmail.com>
Cc: 502383@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#502383: Acknowledgement (linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64: BUG at fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c:742 assert(mp->count))
From: Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:01:47 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] 1224252107.2031.6.camel@norville.austin.ibm.com>
Reply-to: Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, 502383@bugs.debian.org
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References: <[🔎] 20081016054922.11536.82906.reportbug@faerun.comcast.net> <handler.502383.B.122413616910502.ack@bugs.debian.org> <[🔎] 48F74E86.9060503@gmail.com>

On Thu, 2008-10-16 at 07:24 -0700, Tom Epperly wrote:
> When I shutdown after reporting the bug, the machine didn't shutdown 
> smoothly.

This is common after seeing a BUG() in the kernel.  The trapping kernel
thread terminates without cleaning up after itself.  It may be holding
locks that cause other processes to hang.  The important thing is to
figure out and fix the initial BUG().

Shaggy
-- 
David Kleikamp
IBM Linux Technology Center

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- Bug#502383: linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64: BUG at fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c:742 assert(mp->count)
  - From: Tom Epperly <tomepperly@comcast.net>
- Bug#502383: Acknowledgement (linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64: BUG at fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c:742 assert(mp->count))
  - From: Tom Epperly <tepperly@gmail.com>

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