Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 5 Nov 1999 14:29:00 -0500 (EST) | From | David Mansfield <> | Subject | Re: LOTS OF BAD STUFF in raid0: raid0145-19990824-2.2.11 is unstable |
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> it's 99.99% a problem with the disk. The RAID0 code has not had any > significant changes (due to it's simplicity) in the last couple of years. > We never rule out software bugs, but this is one of those cases where it's > way, way down in the list of potential problem sources. > > -- mingo >
So all of the 'attempt to access beyond end of device' errors reported over the last 6 months, both RAID and standard kernel are all chalked up to hardware failure? I mean, that's what this is. It just hits the RAID0 request layer BEFORE the standard check that generates the 'attempt...' error. I believe there is a bug lurking, because people keep reporting the 'attempt...' error, and this is that exact problem, it just hits a different place.
My $.02 (and very little kernel hacking exp :-( ) make me believe there is still one bug in the buffer-cache code (generic kernel) that causes this, but thanks for the feedback. I'll shut-up now.
David
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