linux-kernel - What may be causing this kernel panic ?

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Date:	Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:32:25 -0300
From:	Frédéric L. W. Meunier 
	<fredlwm@...dlwm.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: What may be causing this kernel panic ?

I don't know if it's a bug in the kernel, a miscompilation or anything 
else, but as soon as I start the Midnight Commander file manager on a 
Linux console, what I didn't do for some time, and press F3 to read any 
file, even a very small text file, I get the attached kernel panic and 
need to force a reboot.

Another strange thing is that I can't reproduce it if I start 'mc' from 
a X terminal emulator.

Also, the screenshot was made from a VirtualBox session, but the same 
kernel (3.3.3) crashes my Linux installation too. I'm also attaching my 
.config if it can be of any use to know where to start.

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