mempool_free+0x12/0x6b ... crypt_dec_pending+0x50/0x54 [dm_crypt] crypt_endio+0x9f/0xa7 [dm_crypt] crypt_endio+0x0/0xa7 [dm_crypt] bio_endio+0x2b/0x2e loop_thread+0x37a/0x3b1 do_lo_send_aops+0x0/0x165 autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x33 loop_thread+0x0/0x3b1 kthread+0x3b/0x61 kthread+0x0/0x61 kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10 (But crash is reproducible with different dm targets running over loop device too.) Patch fixes it by flushing the bios in release call, reusing the flush mechanism for switching backing store. Signed-off-by: Milan Broz Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe Q¶»L—&x