Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sun, 16 Feb 2003 10:32:44 +0100 | | From | Jens Axboe <> | | Subject | Re: [patch] elv_former_request reversion |
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On Sat, Feb 15 2003, Andrew Morton wrote: > > This morning's fix for elv_former_request() is causing oopses all over the > place in the IO scheduler. > > Jens, remember that I did try that fix a while ago, and the same happened. > > I believe it has exposed a new problem at the > __make_request/attempt_front_merge level: if attempt_front_merge() > actually succeeds, the wrong request gets freed up in > elv_merged_request(). > > It may be best to back this change out until it can be fixed up for > real.
Yes agreed, I had forgotten about that point... Will fix.
-- Jens Axboe
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