On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 11:56:43AM -0400, Bharath Ramesh wrote: > * Christoph Hellwig ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 06:37:13PM -0400, Bharath Ramesh wrote: > > > I have 2.6.7 kernel on my Compaq laptop. I compiled the ndiswrapper > > > downloading from sourcforge. But whenever I try to run ifup on my device > > > I get a Kernel Panic. I am attaching the a part of the kernel messages > > > when it panics. Any help on this is appreciated. I am not subsribed to > > > this list, please CC me the replies. > > > > When ifuping the ndiswrapper device? This pretty much looks like a > > stack overflow, and given how stack hungry windows drivers are that > > would be the likely culprit. > > If you see the last line ok the kernel panic it says: > > Aug 18 00:04:37 poseidon kernel: <0>Assertion failure in journal_start() at > fs/jbd/transaction.c:274: "handle->h_transaction->t_journal == journal" > > The problem is that this bug is reproducable. Either ndiswrapper is at > fault or there is a bug in jbd. Looking at the Call trace it seems like > the panic occured in jbd. Any suggestions.
Let me repeat: this looks extremly like a stack overflow. ndiswrapper is known for causing stack overflows. Can you reproduce this bug without ndiswrapper loaded?
