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From: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
To: Mark Lord <kernel@teksavvy.com>
Cc: dgilbert@interlog.com,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	IDE/ATA development list <linux-ide@vger.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org>,
	Joel Becker <joel.becker@oracle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: Prevent hang_check firing during long I/O
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:52:39 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4C9CAD27.1030705@kernel.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1285336273.9259.2.camel@corey>

On 2010-09-24 15:51, Mark Lord wrote:
> During long I/O operations, the hang_check timer may fire,
> trigger stack dumps that unnecessarily alarm the user.
> 
> Eg.  hdparm --security-erase NULL /dev/sdb  ## can take *hours* to complete
> 
> So, if hang_check is armed, we should wake up periodically
> to prevent it from triggering.  This patch uses a wake-up interval
> equal to half the hang_check timer period, which keeps overhead low enough.

Applied, thanks.

-- 
Jens Axboe

  reply	other threads:[~2010-09-24 13:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-09-23 23:41 "blocked for more than 120 secs" --> a valid situation, how to prevent? Mark Lord
2010-09-24  0:05 ` Douglas Gilbert
2010-09-24  2:53   ` Mark Lord
2010-09-24  3:51     ` Mark Lord
2010-09-24  9:12       ` Jens Axboe
2010-09-24 13:51         ` [PATCH] block: Prevent hang_check firing during long I/O Mark Lord
2010-09-24 13:52           ` Jens Axboe [this message]
2010-09-24  4:41     ` "blocked for more than 120 secs" --> a valid situation, how to prevent? Douglas Gilbert
2010-09-24  0:51 ` Stan Hoeppner
2010-09-24  1:37   ` Kyle McMartin
2010-09-24  3:48     ` Stan Hoeppner
2010-09-24  5:02       ` Douglas Gilbert
2010-09-24  5:31       ` Mark Lord
2010-09-24  6:22         ` Stan Hoeppner
2010-09-24  6:30         ` hdparm-9.32 released: recommended upgrade Mark Lord
2010-09-24  1:58 ` "blocked for more than 120 secs" --> a valid situation, how to prevent? Maxim Levitsky
2010-09-24  2:08 ` Kyle McMartin

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