Re: [Linux-ia64] 2.4.3 + 010405 hanging

[Jes Sorensen <jes@linuxcare.com>]

>>>>> "Gustavo" = Gustavo Niemeyer <niemeyer@conectiva.com> writes:

Gustavo> Hello!  When I try to do a complex task like kernel compiling
Gustavo> and I'm running kernel 2.4.3 with ia64 patch 010405, the
Gustavo> system is hanging frequently.

Gustavo> Any known issues about this?

There is a known problem with the rw semaphores that can cause
something like this. David included a basic fix in an ldt patch he
posted a couple of days ago.

I think this snippet is the relevant part.

Jes

diff -urN lia64/arch/ia64/kernel/semaphore.c lia64-kdb/arch/ia64/kernel/semaphore.c
--- lia64/arch/ia64/kernel/semaphore.c	Wed Dec  6 18:36:35 2000
+++ lia64-kdb/arch/ia64/kernel/semaphore.c	Fri Apr 13 20:48:40 2001
@@ -321,13 +321,11 @@
 
 	if (count = 0) {
 		/* wake a writer */
-		if (xchg(&sem->write_bias_granted, 1))
-			BUG();
+		xchg(&sem->write_bias_granted, 1);
 		wq = &sem->write_bias_wait;
 	} else {
 		/* wake reader(s) */
-		if (xchg(&sem->read_bias_granted, 1))
-			BUG();
+		xchg(&sem->read_bias_granted, 1);
 		wq = &sem->wait;
 	}
 	wake_up(wq);	/* wake up everyone on the wait queue */