Re: 2.6.30-rc1: invalid opcode with call trace

[Justin Madru <jdm64@gawab.com>]

Jens Axboe wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 08 2009, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>   
>> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> I too have an async hang/crash, on an old-style SCSI (aic7xxx) box 
>>> - hang log attached below.
>>> [...]
>>>
>>> ( Full bootlog attached below as well - i'm sending the config as a 
>>>   reply as this mail is close to lkml size limits already. )
>>>       
>> Config attached.
>>
>>  known bad  : v2.6.29-9854-gd508afb
>>  known good : v2.6.29
>>
>> Suspected commit introducing the regression:
>>
>>  9710794: async: remove the temporary (2.6.29) "async is off by default" code
>>
>> (i'll now try a revert of this.)
>>     
>
> That's what I figured was the culprit as well, but that does not really
> tell us anything about what part of async.c is buggy :-)
>
>   
In my case, the system doesn't hang or anything, it continues to boot 
into a working system (except for no wireless and usb).
The only thing is that shutting down doesn't work. I have to hold the 
power button because it hangs on shutdown.

Justin Madru