Bug 8927

Summary:	Kernel crash while umounting an affs partition
Product:	File System	Reporter:	Sascha (boing4000)
Component:	AFFS	Assignee:	Roman Zippel (zippel)
Status:	REJECTED INSUFFICIENT_DATA
Severity:	normal	CC:	protasnb
Priority:	P1
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Kernel Version:	2.6.22.3-slh-smp-1	Subsystem:
Regression:	Yes	Bisected commit-id:

Description Sascha 2007-08-23 04:36:23 UTC

Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: 2.6.19/20
Distribution: Debian sidux (sid)
Hardware Environment: AMD64 X2, nForce4 cs, 2GB RAM. also on AMD Athlon XP, VIA Kx400 cs, 1GB RAM. used HDD at USB-IDE adapter (external 3.5" drive)
Software Environment: Debian sid, mount + umount command
Problem Description: umounting of an affs partition crashes the kernel instandly. only hardreset is left.

Steps to reproduce: just mount an affs partition, read or write something and umount the mountpoint or device. the kernel will freez instandly.
please do a sync bevore to avoid other filesystem damage.

Comment 1 Natalie Protasevich 2008-02-07 00:21:34 UTC

Can you provide traces, dmesg if it is produced during crash?
And also you can try git bisect since you know last working version of kernel.
Thanks.