I have the same problem with 2.4.1 (and 2.4.2).  Two processes that are
actively using the disk (multiple files) seem to deadlock the system.  Killing
the right process (SysRq-K) seems to fix things.

I'm kind of new to kernel debugging.  Anyone want to guide me through it?

 
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