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From: Mark Vojkovich <mvojkovich@valinux.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 01:22:08 +0000
Subject: [Linux-ia64] Re: [Ia64] Netscape (32-bit) locks machine
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On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Michael Madore wrote:

> It was pointed out to me that /dev/mem needs to be opened with O_SYNC, so
> that it will not be mapped write-cache.  Mapping it with write cache can
> cause lockups.  I have a patch applied in os-support/lnx_video.c that
> fixes this problem, but I still get lockups.  I was wondering if there
> are any other places in the code where this could be happening?

   /dev/mem was already being opened with O_SYNC in lnx_video.c.

 
				Mark.