Messages in this thread | | | From | Jason Stubbs <> | Subject | Re: PROBLEM: Consistent lock up on >=2.6.8 | Date | Tue, 5 Oct 2004 10:53:09 +0900 |
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On Tuesday 05 October 2004 04:05, Andrew Morton wrote: > update_defense_level() is calling si_meminfo() from timer context. But > si_meminfo takes non-irq-safe locks. > > Move it all to keventd context.
That appears to have fixed it. I'm running my regular test and, while interactivity is non-existent, it hasn't locked. I'll leave it going for another few hours and report back to confirm.
Much gratitude. I should go out and buy a kernel book so that I may some day be able to repay the favour. :)
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