Re: + elevator-init-fixes.patch added to -mm tree

[Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com>]

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akpm@osdl.org wrote:

>The patch titled
>
>     Elevator init fixes
>
>has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
>
>     elevator-init-fixes.patch
>  
>

In addition to the first patch, which is probably goodness, I found the 
cause of my panic - applying this patch fixes it and now I am booting.


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Index: linux-2.6.14/drivers/block/elevator.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.14.orig/drivers/block/elevator.c	2005-11-07 08:07:15.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.14/drivers/block/elevator.c	2005-11-08 02:14:35.727328656 -0800
@@ -155,9 +155,10 @@
  	/*
  	 * If the given scheduler is not available, fall back to no-op.
  	 */
- 	if (!(e = elevator_find(chosen_elevator)))
+ 	if ((e = elevator_find(chosen_elevator)))
+		elevator_put(e);
+	else
  		strcpy(chosen_elevator, "noop");
-	elevator_put(e);
 }
 
 static int __init elevator_setup(char *str)