Bug#526693: [pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#526693: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 61s (wpa_supplicant + jfs)

[legolas558 <legolas558@email.it>]

reassign 526693 linux-latest-2.6
found 526693 2.6.28-1
stop

Reinhard Tartler ha scritto:
> reassing 526693 linux-latest-2.6
> found 526693 2.6.28-1
> stop
I have rewritten this as looked like there was a typo.

> legolas558 <legolas558@email.it> writes:
>
> > I am reluctant to agree because it happens also when wpa_supplicant is
> > not running and the wifi device is turned off. A very common effect of
> > this type of crash is that the JFS filesystem creates a 'stale NFS file'
> > at /etc/mtab (I suppose failing to delete it), but the filesystem is
> > marked as clean so I have to force a fsck to fix it (root filesystem
> > won't mount without being able to write to /etc/mtab).
>
> I've never used jfs myself, but this story does not make me feel more
> comfortable to try it out.
I have always read/heard that it is *stable*, this is surprising me too.

> > Does the backtrace tell anything relevant?
>
> no, as it is not cause by a crash or something.
I understand.

> > Perhaps we need serial console output?
>
> Perhaps that could be useful.
OK, I will make a test next week.

Thanks for everything,
--
  Daniele C.

> > I agree that the wpasupplicant is not responsible anyway.
>
> great!
>
> > Package: linux-image-2.6.28-1-686
> > Version: 2.6.28-1
>
> I'm reassinging accordingly.