From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:19:49 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:19:39 -0500 Received: from h24-78-175-24.nv.shawcable.net ([24.78.175.24]:63360 "EHLO oof.localnet") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:19:25 -0500 Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 08:19:59 -0800 From: Simon Kirby To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Linus Torvalds Cc: m.schimschak@gmx.de Subject: Re: [Danger] 2.4.14pre3-pre5: Queueing changes broken? [Re: [2.4.14-pre3] kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device] Message-ID: <20011031081959.A30992@netnation.com> In-Reply-To: <87pu76fd2l.fsf@hobbes.masch.org> <20011030205858.A571@netnation.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20011030205858.A571@netnation.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 08:58:59PM -0800, Simon Kirby wrote: > Something is definitely broken with the kernel here. My box was up and > running fine with 2.4.14pre5 until I just decided to remove hdb from the > box to move it to another box. I had: > > Oct 29 21:17:19 oof kernel: hda: ST360021A, ATA DISK drive > Oct 29 21:17:19 oof kernel: hdb: IBM-DTLA-307045, ATA DISK drive > Oct 29 21:17:19 oof kernel: hdc: Pioneer DVD-ROM ATAPIModel DVD-106S 010, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > Oct 29 21:17:19 oof kernel: hdd: LITE-ON LTR-24102B, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > > I took out hdb, and I got the looping "Attempt to access beyond end of > device" message, followed by fsck saying the filesystem had errors on the > next boot (in which I entered single-user mode in and tried to fsck > manually). Every normal bootup had the looping failure message. > > My fallback, 2.4.10pre10, boots fine with hdb missing. Confirmed that reattaching the hdb drive makes the kernel boot up fine, and removing it again makes it blow up. I left my null modem cable at work so I wasn't able to get a serial console log, but I will get one tonight. Simon- [ Stormix Technologies Inc. ][ NetNation Communications Inc. ] [ sim@stormix.com ][ sim@netnation.com ] [ Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of my employers. ]