By definition a kernel panic is a linux kernel problem and not a userspace bug. There should be nothing that a user program can do that should be able to trigger a kernel panic, without a kernel bug. In this case, the bug isn't even in any ext3 filesystem code, but rather a kernel soft lockup while doing some block device I/O. 2.6.20 is a rather old kernel, so it would be interesting to see if the problem can be reproduced on a more modern kernel.
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: e2fsprogs (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Kernel panic when resize2fs called (LVM and RAID) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/174724 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs