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From: Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>
To: Ian Eure <ieure@insynq.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: loop problems continue in 2.4.3
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 09:56:07 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010409095607.A432@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <15055.36597.353681.125824@pyramid.insynq.com>
In-Reply-To: <15055.36597.353681.125824@pyramid.insynq.com>; from ieure@insynq.com on Sat, Apr 07, 2001 at 03:04:37PM -0700

On Sat, Apr 07 2001, Ian Eure wrote:
> i'm still having loopback problems with linux 2.4.3, even though they
> were supposed to be fixed. it doesn't deadlock my maching right away
> anymore, but instead causes a kernel panic after 4-6 uses of the loop
> device.
> 
> the message i get is: "Kernel panic: Invalid blocksize passed to
> set_blocksize"
> 
> 100% reproducable. has anyone else seen this?
> 
> i did compile with gcc 2.92.3, and i have hedrick's ide patches
> applied.
> 
> anyone else see this?

Nope, please add a printk like before set_blocksize in
drivers/block/loop.c and print the bs info, like so

        printk("loop: setting %d bs for %s\n", bs, kdevname(inode->i_rdev));
        set_blocksize(dev, bs);

-- 
Jens Axboe


  reply	other threads:[~2001-04-09  7:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-04-07 22:04 loop problems continue in 2.4.3 Ian Eure
2001-04-09  7:56 ` Jens Axboe [this message]
2001-04-11 19:04   ` Ian Eure
2001-04-13 12:56     ` Jens Axboe
2001-04-16 16:17       ` Ian Eure
2001-04-16 20:53         ` Jens Axboe
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-04-14  3:35 Arthur Pedyczak
2001-04-14  7:54 ` Jens Axboe
2001-04-14 12:46   ` Arthur Pedyczak
2001-04-14 12:58     ` Ola Garstad
2001-04-14 16:31 Aaron Lunansky
2001-04-14 20:15 ` Arthur Pedyczak
2001-04-16 23:02   ` David Woodhouse
     [not found] <3AD7EE80.5AADA578@mandrakesoft.com>
2001-04-16  1:08 ` Arthur Pedyczak
2001-04-16  1:37   ` Arthur Pedyczak
2001-04-16  8:49   ` Jens Axboe
2001-04-16  9:30     ` Alexander Viro
2001-04-16 10:10       ` Mircea Damian
2001-04-16 16:38         ` Jens Axboe
2001-04-16 16:37       ` Jens Axboe

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