bytenix kernel: [32630.854142] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
bytenix kernel: [32630.854264] Process gpib_config (pid: 24894, ti=e0a3c000 task=ec513240 task.ti=e0a3c000)
bytenix kernel: [32630.854266] Stack: c2d57d00 e0a3dd1c c037e935 00000001 c2d57d00 ec513240 f7048c90 00000010
bytenix kernel: [32630.854274] ec517428 c2d546a4 c2d546a0 ec517438 c014a72d c2d54620 00000001 e0a3dd50
bytenix kernel: [32630.854282] 00200046 ec513240 000008de 00000000 f7048c90 00000000 00000000 c050f080
bytenix kernel: [32630.854291] Call Trace:
bytenix kernel: [32630.854293] [<c037e935>] ? __reacquire_kernel_lock+0x15/0x70
bytenix kernel: [32630.854299] [<c014a72d>] ? enqueue_hrtimer+0x7d/0x130
bytenix kernel: [32630.854305] [<c037d185>] ? schedule_timeout+0xb5/0xf0
bytenix kernel: [32630.854309] [<c012ad2d>] ? check_preempt_wakeup+0x14d/0x1b0
bytenix kernel: [32630.854314] [<c012b4ee>] ? try_to_wake_up+0xde/0x290
bytenix kernel: [32630.854320] [<c037e5eb>] ? _spin_lock_irq+0x1b/0x20
bytenix kernel: [32630.854324] [<c037cf8d>] ? wait_for_common+0xcd/0x140
bytenix kernel: [32630.854329] [<c012b6a0>] ? default_wake_function+0x0/0x10
bytenix kernel: [32630.854336] [<c0147338>] ? kthread_create+0xa8/0xb0
bytenix kernel: [32630.854341] [<f94c2940>] ? autospoll_thread+0x0/0x230 [gpib_common]
bytenix kernel: [32630.854350] [<f94c28cb>] ? ibonline+0x7b/0xf0 [gpib_common]
bytenix kernel: [32630.854357] [<f94c2940>] ? autospoll_thread+0x0/0x230 [gpib_common]
bytenix kernel: [32630.854364] [<f94c061e>] ? ibioctl+0x46e/0x16b0 [gpib_common]
bytenix kernel: [32630.854374] [<f94c01b0>] ? ibioctl+0x0/0x16b0 [gpib_common]
bytenix kernel: [32630.854380] [<c01bee9d>] ? vfs_ioctl+0x2d/0x90
bytenix kernel: [32630.854385] [<c01bf086>] ? do_vfs_ioctl+0x66/0x1f0
bytenix kernel: [32630.854389] [<c02147d8>] ? cap_file_ioctl+0x8/0x10
bytenix kernel: [32630.854394] [<c01bf27b>] ? sys_ioctl+0x6b/0x70
bytenix kernel: [32630.854399] [<c0103f7b>] ? sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2f
bytenix kernel: [32630.854403] [<c0370000>] ? netdev_exit+0x10/0x20
bytenix kernel: [32630.854408] =======================
bytenix kernel: [32630.854410] Code: d2 89 85 fc fe ff ff 89 95 f8 fe ff ff 0f 88 5e 07 00 00 8b 85 fc fe ff ff 03 85 f8 fe ff ff 89 85 08 ff ff ff 0f 82 2e 03 00 00 <0f> b6 0b 8b b5 fc fe ff ff 84 c9 74 36 31 ff 80 f9 25 89 b5 04
bytenix kernel: [32630.854456] EIP: [<c025323a>] vsnprintf+0x3a/0x7b0 SS:ESP 0068:e0a3dd00
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.769330] Linux-GPIB 3.2.11 Driver
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.781807] gpib: registered ni_isa interface
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.781815] gpib: registered ni_isa_accel interface
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.781817] gpib: registered ni_nat4882_isa interface
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.781820] gpib: registered ni_nat4882_isa_accel interface
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.781823] gpib: registered ni_nec_isa interface
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.781825] gpib: registered ni_nec_isa_accel interface
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.781828] gpib: registered ni_pci interface
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.781830] gpib: registered ni_pci_accel interface
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.781852] Available NI PCI device IDs: 0xc801
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.825134] gpib debug: gpib: opening minor 0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.853916] gpib: (debug) request module returned 256
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.853934] gpib debug: pid 24894, minor 0, ioctl 39, interface=, use=0, onl=0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.853941] gpib debug: pid 24894, minor 0, ioctl 24, interface=, use=0, onl=0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.853945] gpib debug: pid 24894, minor 0, ioctl 21, interface=ni_pci, use=1, onl=0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.853949] gpib debug: pid 24894, minor 0, ioctl 22, interface=ni_pci, use=1, onl=0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.853954] gpib debug: pid 24894, minor 0, ioctl 23, interface=ni_pci, use=1, onl=0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.853960] gpib debug: pid 24894, minor 0, ioctl 15, interface=ni_pci, use=1, onl=0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.853966] gpib debug: set primary addr to 0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.853971] gpib debug: pid 24894, minor 0, ioctl 16, interface=ni_pci, use=1, onl=0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.853977] gpib debug: set secondary addr to -96
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.853982] gpib debug: pid 24894, minor 0, ioctl 32, interface=ni_pci, use=1, onl=0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.853988] gpib debug: pid 24894, minor 0, ioctl 39, interface=ni_pci, use=1, onl=0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854014] pci 0000:07:01.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854027] mite: 0xe3004000 mapped to f9494000
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854033] mite: daq: 0xe3000000 mapped to f94b8000
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854048] tnt4882: irq 22
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854139] *pde = 00000000
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854142] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854146] Modules linked in: tnt4882 nec7210 gpib_common nvidia(P) i2c_core binfmt_misc ppdev vboxnetflt vboxdrv ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 xt_state nf_conntrack ipt_REJECT xt_tcpudp iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables bridge stp tun acpi_cpufreq cpufreq_stats cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_userspace freq_table cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_powersave battery ipv6 dm_crypt crypto_blkcipher ac lp smbfs cifs snd_cmipci gameport snd_opl3_lib snd_hwdep snd_mpu401_uart snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_mixer_oss serio_raw psmouse snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq iTCO_wdt snd_timer snd_seq_device iTCO_vendor_support snd soundcore evdev parport_pc parport button intel_agp agpgart heci shpchp pci_hotplug ext3 jbd mbcache sr_mod cdrom sd_mod crc_t10dif sg usb_storage pata_acpi usbhid hid libusual pata_marvell ata_piix ata_generic libata scsi_mod dock ehci_hcd uhci_hcd usbcore e1000e dm_mirror dm_log dm_snapshot dm_mod thermal processor fan fuse vesafb fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor [last unloaded: nvidia]
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854244]
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854247] Pid: 24894, comm: gpib_config Tainted: P (2.6.27-9-generic #1)
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854250] EIP: 0060:[<c025323a>] EFLAGS: 00210282 CPU: 0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854254] EIP is at vsnprintf+0x3a/0x7b0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854256] EAX: ec517438 EBX: 00000000 ECX: 00000000 EDX: 00000010
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854258] ESI: f94c8a00 EDI: 4010a027 EBP: e0a3de24 ESP: e0a3dd00
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854261] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 0033 SS: 0068
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854264] Process gpib_config (pid: 24894, ti=e0a3c000 task=ec513240 task.ti=e0a3c000)
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854266] Stack: c2d57d00 e0a3dd1c c037e935 00000001 c2d57d00 ec513240 f7048c90 00000010
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854274] ec517428 c2d546a4 c2d546a0 ec517438 c014a72d c2d54620 00000001 e0a3dd50
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854282] 00200046 ec513240 000008de 00000000 f7048c90 00000000 00000000 c050f080
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854291] Call Trace:
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854293] [<c037e935>] ? __reacquire_kernel_lock+0x15/0x70
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854299] [<c014a72d>] ? enqueue_hrtimer+0x7d/0x130
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854305] [<c037d185>] ? schedule_timeout+0xb5/0xf0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854309] [<c012ad2d>] ? check_preempt_wakeup+0x14d/0x1b0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854314] [<c012b4ee>] ? try_to_wake_up+0xde/0x290
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854320] [<c037e5eb>] ? _spin_lock_irq+0x1b/0x20
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854324] [<c037cf8d>] ? wait_for_common+0xcd/0x140
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854329] [<c012b6a0>] ? default_wake_function+0x0/0x10
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854336] [<c0147338>] ? kthread_create+0xa8/0xb0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854341] [<f94c2940>] ? autospoll_thread+0x0/0x230 [gpib_common]
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854350] [<f94c28cb>] ? ibonline+0x7b/0xf0 [gpib_common]
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854357] [<f94c2940>] ? autospoll_thread+0x0/0x230 [gpib_common]
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854364] [<f94c061e>] ? ibioctl+0x46e/0x16b0 [gpib_common]
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854374] [<f94c01b0>] ? ibioctl+0x0/0x16b0 [gpib_common]
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854380] [<c01bee9d>] ? vfs_ioctl+0x2d/0x90
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854385] [<c01bf086>] ? do_vfs_ioctl+0x66/0x1f0
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854389] [<c02147d8>] ? cap_file_ioctl+0x8/0x10
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854394] [<c01bf27b>] ? sys_ioctl+0x6b/0x70
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854399] [<c0103f7b>] ? sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2f
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854403] [<c0370000>] ? netdev_exit+0x10/0x20
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854408] =======================
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854410] Code: d2 89 85 fc fe ff ff 89 95 f8 fe ff ff 0f 88 5e 07 00 00 8b 85 fc fe ff ff 03 85 f8 fe ff ff 89 85 08 ff ff ff 0f 82 2e 03 00 00 <0f> b6 0b 8b b5 fc fe ff ff 84 c9 74 36 31 ff 80 f9 25 89 b5 04
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854456] EIP: [<c025323a>] vsnprintf+0x3a/0x7b0 SS:ESP 0068:e0a3dd00
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854462] ---[ end trace dda63964787bf2fd ]---
Jan 21 17:15:50 bytenix kernel: [32630.854536] gpib debug: gpib: closing minor 0
J
Would you get the latest version from svn and see if that fixes the problem? Or, you could make the equivalent of this change:
http://linux-gpib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/linux-gpib/trunk/linux-gpib/drivers/gpib/sys/ibinit.c?r1=1520&r2=1521
to your ibinit.c file (your version will be a kernel_thread call instead of a kernel_run call).