From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christian Schoenebeck Subject: Re: deferred IO Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:28:34 +0200 Message-ID: <200806061428.34427.cuse@users.sourceforge.net> References: <200806061134.13496.cuse@users.sourceforge.net> <200806061251.26134.cuse@users.sourceforge.net> <45a44e480806060355u6068a92bladb6e13c383c66d6@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K4b4Z-0004Wp-JW for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:29:39 -0700 Received: from dns1.rz.hs-heilbronn.de ([141.7.1.18]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.44) id 1K4b4W-0002qq-Le for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:29:34 -0700 In-Reply-To: <45a44e480806060355u6068a92bladb6e13c383c66d6@mail.gmail.com> Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Jaya Kumar Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Es geschah am Friday 06 June 2008 als Jaya Kumar schrieb: > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 3:51 AM, Christian Schoenebeck > > wrote: > > Es geschah am Friday 06 June 2008 als Jaya Kumar schrieb: > >> On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 2:34 AM, Christian Schoenebeck > >> > >> wrote: > >> > Hi! > >> > > >> > Is it possible that the deferred IO implementation in kernel 2.6.22 is > >> > buggy? > >> > >> Yes, that's possible. There was a key bug fixed in 2.6.25. You'll > >> probably want at least the following commit: > >> > >> commit de7c6d15e354bc94a846f03749819768c331280a > >> fbdev: defio and Metronomefb > > > > Very good, thanks a lot! > > Is there an easy way to retrieve that specific patch? > > I think git cherry-pick should be possible. Alternatively, I think you > can download just the fb_defio.c changes from: > > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h >=de7c6d15e354bc94a846f03749819768c331280a > > and apply it that way. Hope that helps. That did it! Works like a charme now! Thanks Jaya! CU Christian ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php