Re: [OOPS][2.5.66bk3+] run_timer_softirq - IRQ Mishandlings - New OOPS w/ timer

[Roland Dreier]

    Shawn> Function found was: delayed_work_timer_fn
    Shawn> (kernel/workqueue.c)

It looks to me like something is calling schedule_delayed_work()
(which calls queue_delayed_work(), which starts a timer) and then
freeing the work_struct before it's executed.

Here's a list of places that use schedule_delayed_work() where the
work_struct might be kmalloc()ed.  Are you using any of these drivers?
(Obviously you're using tty_io, so that bears some looking at)

    drivers/char/cyclades.c
    drivers/char/mxser.c
    drivers/char/tty_io.c
    drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_tty.c
    drivers/message/fusion/mptlan.c
    drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
    drivers/net/plip.c
    drivers/scsi/imm.c
    drivers/scsi/ppa.c

If tty_io.c is the problem, then maybe something like the patch below
will find the culprit.

  - Roland

===== drivers/char/tty_io.c 1.68 vs edited =====
--- 1.68/drivers/char/tty_io.c	Thu Mar 27 21:15:44 2003
+++ edited/drivers/char/tty_io.c	Sun Mar 30 12:51:00 2003
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@
 
 static inline void free_tty_struct(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
+	if (timer_pending(&tty->flip.work.timer)) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "freeing tty with pending flip work timer from [<%p>]\n",
+		       __builtin_return_address(0));
+	}
 	kfree(tty);
 }