For more of this look up subjects:I have found two server in my operation that seem to do quite well on linux-2.6.7. So I believe the brokenness is after this point and before linux-2.6.8.1.
Bad things happening to journaled filesystem machines
Oops in kjournald
and from author:
Anders Saaby
I also can't keep a recent 2.6 or 2.6*-ac* kernel up more than a few hours on a machine under real load. Perhaps us folks with the problem need to talk to the powers who be to come up with a strategy to make a report they can use. My guess is we're not sending something that can be used.