On Arch Linux since kernel version 5.8 (also tested latest version 5.8.10) I get kernel panics when I for example use the command "sudo pacman -Syu" and multiple updates are downloaded simultaneously. Downgrading to kernel 5.7.12 fixes the issue for me, so I'm guessing one of the commits that came with kernel 5.8 is causing this: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commits/cb8e59cc87201af93dfbb6c3dccc8fcad72a09c2/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac There are already multiple other reports about this issue: [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/87tuwgi92n.fsf@yujinakao.com/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/CAGzOMfGZ9nYk7ESvWYspBOQMWre7WnCVLO4Q6+8mvSQOkoXUKg@mail.gmail.com/ [3] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=258428 $ sudo lspci -vnn -d 14e4: 44:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:4727] (rev 01) DeviceName: WLAN Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:145c] Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19 Memory at d0500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 <?> Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-82-ff-ff-ce-00-26 Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?> Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge Kernel modules: bcma I can provide a picture of the kernel panic but I think that the bug report in [1] already contains all the information.
fixed with this commit (https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/01c195de620bb6c3ecda0dbf295fe685d8232e10) since linux 5.11