YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:

> actually, as kernel_lock is handled by simple_lock_only_held, 
> there shouldn't be a problem in the above fragment itself.
> 
> can you explain how it "always panics"?

that when i boot the machine, it never gets to a login, and panics.

> do you have a backtrace?

as a picture. :/

ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/elad/sleepable.jpg

-e.

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Elad Efrat