From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 22:05:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 22:04:56 -0400 Received: from blount.mail.mindspring.net ([207.69.200.226]:44824 "EHLO blount.mail.mindspring.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 22:04:45 -0400 Subject: Re: Preempt kernel and mc issue? From: Robert Love To: Steve Kieu Cc: kernel In-Reply-To: <20010924015137.659.qmail@web10408.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20010924015137.659.qmail@web10408.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.14.99+cvs.2001.09.22.08.08 (Preview Release) Date: 23 Sep 2001 22:05:25 -0400 Message-Id: <1001297131.8416.9.camel@phantasy> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, 2001-09-23 at 21:51, Steve Kieu wrote: > I got randomly mc hang with preempt enabled kernel. > How could it possibly be? > > Kernel 2.4.10-pre15 and it happened both in light load > and heavy load. Anyway I have not tested this kernel > without preempt yet, so I can not say it is because > preempt feature but it is likely to be . Under heavy > load all other programms behaves so well ! Try this patch http://tech9.net/rml/linux/patch-rml-2.4.10-preempt-ptrace-and-jobs-fix-2 It has not been merged into the 2.4.10-pre15 patch. Please report back if it fixes your issue. -- Robert M. Love rml at ufl.edu rml at tech9.net