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DateMon, 9 Jan 2006 00:45:37 -0500
SubjectRe: Fw: crash on x86_64 - mm related?
FromRyan Richter <>
On Sun, Jan 08, 2006 at 09:13:21PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> It should be using set_page_dirty_lock().  As should st_unmap_user_pages().
>  I doubt if this would explain a refcounting problem though.
> 
> Ryan, It might be worth poisoning the thing, see if the completion is being
> called twice:
> 
> 
> diff -puN drivers/scsi/st.c~a drivers/scsi/st.c
> --- devel/drivers/scsi/st.c~a	2006-01-08 21:11:47.000000000 -0800
> +++ devel-akpm/drivers/scsi/st.c	2006-01-08 21:12:13.000000000 -0800
> @@ -4482,11 +4482,12 @@ static int sgl_unmap_user_pages(struct s
>  		struct page *page = sgl[i].page;
> 
>  		if (dirtied)
> -			SetPageDirty(page);
> +			set_page_dirty_lock(page);
>  		/* FIXME: cache flush missing for rw==READ
>  		 * FIXME: call the correct reference counting function
>  		 */
>  		page_cache_release(page);
> +		sgl[i].page = NULL;
>  	}
> 
>  	return 0;
> _
> 

Which version does this patch apply to?

Thanks,
-ryan
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