On 22 Jul 2003 17:26:10 +0200 Michael Troß (MT) wrote:

MT> Seems that a spin lock is already held. Do you get this oops right after
MT> opening the device? Then please try NoSelfTest.

No, the lockup happens during operation. Sometimes the kernel runs only for
about one hour, sometimes for a day, but never longer before the lockups
happen.

I don't think going back to 2.4.18 will make a difference for this case,
or do you think it will?

Regards,
-Udo.