From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 18 Apr 2002 02:13:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 18 Apr 2002 02:13:56 -0400 Received: from ns.virtualhost.dk ([195.184.98.160]:55564 "EHLO virtualhost.dk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 18 Apr 2002 02:13:56 -0400 Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:12:09 +0200 From: Jens Axboe To: Adam Kropelin Cc: Dave Jones , Martin Dalecki , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [OOPS] 2.5.8-dj1 reading /proc/ide/.../identify Message-ID: <20020418061209.GE858@suse.de> In-Reply-To: <02ac01c1e666$95ddac70$02c8a8c0@kroptech.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Apr 17 2002, Adam Kropelin wrote: > The following oops is reproducable on 2.5.8-dj1 here. > > cat /proc/ide/ide0/hda/identify a few times and *bang*. > > The system usually takes one more command after the oops, > then locks solid. The oops never makes it to syslog. Problem has been solved in later kernels. Fix is in the patch I just sent to you in the other thread, the archives should also hold a message from me explaining what the problem is and how to fix it (see static ar, return to pool, ATA_AR_RETURN/ATA_AR_POOL). -- Jens Axboe