[xfs-masters] Re: Kernel Bug Report: XFS + Serpent Cipher = BUG soft lockup detected on CPU#1!

[Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxx>]

Wes L wrote:
> [1.] One line summary of the problem:
>     XFS + Serpent Cipher on entire disk results in BUG: Soft Lockup on CPU1
> [2.] Full description of the problem/report:
> 
>     Reproduceable on 2 servers
>         Server 1 is using a Promise IDE card
>         Server 2 is using the onboard VIA IDE interface
>     3 different kernel versions:
>         kernel-2.6.14-gentoo-r5
>         kernel-2.6.14.2
>         kernel-2.6.15
>     Bug will repeat every 2-3 seconds (as long as file copy is in progress),
> usually alternating between CPU0 and CPU1
>     Attached are my current kernel compile options.
> 
>     cryptsetup -c serpent -h sha512 create disk1 /dev/hde
>     mkfs.xfs /dev/mapper/disk1
>     mount /dev/mapper/disk1 /mnt/disk1
>     cp (very large directory) to /mnt/disk1
>     10-15 seconds later:

Does this only show up with xfs?  Other filesystems are ok?  If so, may be a 
result of xfs doing work in a kernel thread....

Thanks,

-Eric