Kernel panic 'not syncing: hung_task: blocked tasks' on restart after crash.
Issue
- Server has crashed, produced a coredump,
- Afterwards it doesn't boot as it gives a kernel panic (when starting PowerPath, apparently).
- Unable to start the system in single user mode (even adding 'single' after grub boot line).
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8
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