Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 27 Jul 2003 14:47:50 +0200 | From | Jens Axboe <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Block layer bug handling partial bvec |
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On Sun, Jul 27 2003, Sean Estabrooks wrote: > Previously I submitted a patch for "blk: request botched" on floppy > write. While the patch did make the floppy work, Jens mentioned > that an underlying error still existed. This spurred me on to look a > little deeper and finally i found the root cause. > > There is a bug in "ll_rw_blk.c" handling partial bvec submissions. > For whatever reason the floppy driver was triggering it more than > other users. Note that with the attached patch, my previous > floppy_ patch is no longer needed.
Good catch! Applied.
-- Jens Axboe
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