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

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Date:	Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:49:53 -0300
From:	Frédéric L. W. Meunier 
	<fredlwm@...dlwm.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: What may be causing this kernel panic ?

2012/4/27 Mark Lord <kernel@...savvy.com>:
> If anyone goes into the code to look at this, I do wonder if it might be
> related to a bug I've been seeing in 3.2.xx/3.3.xx whereby the input system
> (or X11?) often fails to notice I've released a keyboard button..
> and the auto-repeat just keeps on going until I press/release another button
> to stop it.
>
> Bot the ooops above and the repeat issue could be due to the same/similar race
> somewhere in there.  Or not.  Just keep your eyes and mind open to the possibility. :)

Well, I sort of bisected it compiling 3.2.0, 3.1.0, 3.0.0, 2.6.39,
2.6.38, 2.6.37 and 2.6.36, which was the first to not panic. I'm
attaching the 2.6.37 panic.

View attachment "panic-2.6.37.txt" of type "text/plain" (6574 bytes)