* Matthew Wilcox

> You didn't seem to include your .config, but I assume you're using
> async scanning.

   I knew I forgot something.  You're right about async scanning being
  enabled (due to it being enabled in Ubuntu's 2.6.22 .config, on which
  I based mine).  I'm attaching it in case it's still interesting to you.

> Could you try including this patch:
> 
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=118289275414202&w=2

   I can confirm that this patch solves my problem without any side
  effects (as far as I can tell).

   When I unloaded and inserted the lpfc module in a loop with
  2.6.23-rc3, I don't have to wait long for the -EEXIST error to appear
  during insertion, and it was always followed by some form of badness
  during the subsequent insertion (unable to handle kernel paging
  request, unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference, general
  protection fault).  It never made it past five iterations, and I tried
  it about ten times.

   A kernel with your patch applied is doing much better, it's now on its
  123rd iteration with no problems so far.

Regards
-- 
Tore Anderson