Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Linux v2.6.18-rc5 | From | Kasper Sandberg <> | Date | Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:14:27 +0200 |
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On Tue, 2006-08-29 at 01:30 +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote: > On 29/08/06, Nathan Scott <nathans@sgi.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 12:35:00PM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote: > > > On 28/08/06, Kasper Sandberg <lkml@metanurb.dk> wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2006-08-28 at 12:10 +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote: > > > > > Not really a regression, more like a long standing bug, but XFS has > > > > > issues in 2.6.18-rc* (and earlier kernels, at least post 2.6.11). > > > > and you are saying this issue exists in all post .11 kernels? > > > > I would be surprised if this is not a day one bug, it probably > > even affects the IRIX version of XFS. Our problem is the lack > > of a test case to find it - my efforts have come to naught so > > far. I'm having to cross my fingers that Jesper can extract a > > bit more information when he's next able to hit it. > > > I'm trying my best, but it's difficult. Often I can only run the -rc > kernel for a few hours on the box that currently shows the problem, > and that's not enough to hit the fault. > I've configured a XFS partition on my home workstation and I'm keeping > that one busy doing various rsync's and running benchmarks etc - > putting as much different stress on the XFS filesystem as I can. I'm > also setting up a test box at work to try and duplicate the problem on > a non-production server. I won't be able to duplicate the setup > exactly, but it'll be close.
i have nyself tested xfs in -rc5 now, doing rsync over and over, and been unable to hit any problem, it indeed seems very hard to reproduce.
> > > > > > See the thread titled "2.6.18-rc3-git3 - XFS - BUG: unable to handle > > > > > kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000078" for the > > > > > full story. > > > > That, and another story - Jesper hijacked that thread ;) - the > > Sorry ;) > > > inital bug there was found and fixed, and the fix has now been > > merged. But (fyi, Kasper) much of that thread is discussing a > > different bug to this one. > > > > True. I should have emphasised that. > >
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