Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 5 Apr 2001 17:10:55 +0000 | From | "Heinz J. Mauelshagen" <> | Subject | Re: /dev/loop0 over lvm... leading to d-state :-( |
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On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 05:54:30PM +0200, Jens Axboe wrote: > On Thu, Apr 05 2001, Heinz J. Mauelshagen wrote: > > > Where? Calling buffer_IO_error would be ok, but there are no such calls > > > in 2.4.3. I just stated elsewhere that submit_bh should probably be > > > clearing the dirty bit, not ll_rw_block, in which case the b_end_io > > > is fine. But buffer_IO_error is probably more clear. I trust you'll > > > take care of that part then. > > > > Sorry, didn't mention that you need to patch the driver with the recent > > LVM software in order to get it. > > Ah ok, so the b_dev/b_blocknr is all then. Good. > > > I've send the patch a while ago to Linus to get it into 2.4.3 > > but he obviously didn't include it (likely because he thought it was too > > large ;-) > > Maybe you're hanging on to fixes and submitting huge chunks of them?
We want to change that, sorry :)
> > > He didn't comment back to me at all though :-( > > Maybe this will help. > > Two things that usually help -- submit small and often, then resubmit, > resubmit, resubmit until he takes it or complains loudly :-)
I know, I know, I know ;-)
> > -- > Jens Axboe >
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