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Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:50:31 -0500
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Subject: Re: kernel BUG at fs/buffer.c:471! with 2.6.27.6
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To: Alessandro Bono <alessandro.bono@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 12:24:19PM +0000, Alessandro Bono wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> second time I hit this bug, first time with 2.6.26.6 (reported to xfs ml 
> without response)
> Condition are similar: rsync from remote server via ssh to a local usb hd 
> with a xfs filesystem but connection this time is with a wired ethernet 
> not wifi
> Tell me if you need other info
> 
> kernel BUG at fs/buffer.c:471!

In 2.6.27.6 line 471 in fs/buffer.c is inside write and looks like this:

	first = page_buffers(page)

and page_buffers is defined as:

#define page_buffers(page)                              \
({                                                      \
	BUG_ON(!PagePrivate(page));			\
	((struct buffer_head *)page_private(page));     \
})

So we get a page without page_private set.

Now XFS always creates buffers in writepage when it doesn't have those
yet using the VFS helper create_empty_buffers which calls
attach_page_buffers, which sets the page private flag.


Given that the binary 3d driver always caused random VM problems can you
try to reproduce it with one loaded?

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