Somebody in the thread at some point said: > So, it has managed to start eth0 twice, but there's no obvious pattern > to the successes. > > The panic location was the same every time I remembered to check: > __list_add+0x48/0x5c > > Thanks for the suggestions--I'm willing to try almost anything that > would help diagnose the problem. > > Should I file a bug report? What would help diagnose the problem is the call stack in the panic, the list of symbols and offset/sizes like you gave for __list_add. Maybe it can give us a clue, but it certainly would be needed to make a meaningful Bugzilla entry about a panic. What can be useful if you can't face writing it all down is a digital camera shot ;-) -Andy