Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:02:10 +0100 (CET) | From | Mike Galbraith <> | Subject | Re: scheduling problem? |
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On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> Mike Galbraith wrote: > > > > On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Daniel Phillips wrote: > > > > > Could you try this patch just to see what happens? It uses semaphores > > > for the bdflush synchronization instead of banging directly on the task > > > wait queues. It's supposed to be a drop-in replacement for the bdflush > > > wakeup/waitfor mechanism, but who knows, it may have subtly different > > > behavious in your case. > > > > Semaphore timed out during boot, leaving bdflush as zombie. > > Hmm, how could that happen? I'm booted and running with that patch > right now and have beaten on it extensively - it sounds like something > else is broken. Or maybe we've already established that - let me read > the thread again. > > Which semaphore timed out, bdflush_request or bdflush_waiter?
I didn't watch closely (running virgin prerelease). I can run it again if you think it's important.
-Mike
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