Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Copying to loop device hangs up everything | From | Momchil Velikov <> | Date | 16 Dec 2001 21:50:23 +0200 |
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>>>>> "David" == David Gomez <davidge@jazzfree.com> writes:
David> On 16 Dec 2001, Momchil Velikov wrote:
>> [...] >> David> Thanks ;), this patch solves the problem and copying a lot of data to the David> loop device now doesn't hang the computer. >> David> Is this patch going to be applied to the stable kernel ? Marcelo ? >> >> I've had exactly the same hangups with or without the patch.
David> I've tested several times after applying the loop-deadlock patch and the David> bug seems to be fixed. No more hangups while copying a lot of data to David> loopback devices. Post more info about your hangups, maybe is another David> different loop device deadlock.
Maybe it's different I don't know. Looks like I've found a fix and in a minute I'll test _without_ the Andrea's patch and post whatever comes out of it.
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