Re: 2.5.70-mm8

Jordan Breeding
2003-06-12T05:06:54Z

Just to let you know I finally got 2.5.70-mm8 running on my system a few
hours ago, but it has been stable ever since. I started with 2.5.70-mm8
and the fix for the AS elevator causing X problems but that would boot.
I then tried every version of the AS fix but none of them seemed to
work for me. Then I tried backing out pci-init-ordering-fix.patch and
that did the trick. My system was hanging when it would poll the SCSI
busses in my box. I have an external 29160N from Adaptec and dual
onboard Adaptec U160 ports (39160 equivalent). As soon as the add on
card would get polled it would print one of the "Anticipatory Scheduler"
messages and then would hang. With the pci patch reverted I can boot up
and use -mm8, btw, when will the elevator selection messages either go
away or get limited to a couple of times per boot. When you have 3 SCSI
busses it ends up being quite a few messages :-). Thanks.

Jordan

Andrew Morton wrote:
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.5/2.5.70/2.5.70-mm8/
>
> . lots of new fixes
>
> . Anticipatory scheduler patch should fix the recently-noticed slowdown
> with seeky O_DIRECT read loads.
>
> . ext3 locking work will hopefully fix the assertion failure in
> journal_commit_transaction() which two people have reported.
>
>
>
>
>
> Changes since 2.5.70-mm7:
>
>
> -isapnp-warning-fix.patch
>
> Merged
>
> -mem_driver_cleanup.patch
> +mem-driver-cleanup-2.patch
>
> new version
>
> +loop-01-use-highmem.patch
> +loop-02-privatise-bio_copy.patch
> +loop-03-rename-bio-things.patch
> +loop-04-copy-bio-not-data.patch
> +loop-05-remove-unused-IV.patch
> +loop-06-remove-LO_FLAGS_BH_REMAP.patch
> +loop-07-remove-blk_queue_bounce.patch
> +loop-08-copy_bio-use-highmem.patch
> +loop-09-dont-lose-PF_MEMDIE.patch
>
> Loop fixes
>
> +fix-numa-meminfo.patch
>
> Fix /proc/meminfo on x440
>
> +tmpfs-01-shmem_file_write-EFAULT.patch
> +tmpfs-02-swapoff-truncate-race-refix.patch
> +tmpfs-03-little-bits.patch
>
> tmpfs fixes
>
> +pci-init-ordering-fix.patch
>
> Maybe fix PCI initialisation ordering problems.
>
> +early-printk-x86.patch
>
> super-early printk over the serial port
>
> +resource-seqfile-cleanup.patch
>
> Code consolidation
>
> +ds-01-arcnet-oops-fix.patch
> +ds-02-x25-facilities-parse-fix.patch
> +ds-05-eicon-usercopy-fix.patch
> +ds-06-intermezzo-usercopy-fix.patch
> +ds-07-mdc800-usercopy-fix.patch
> +ds-08-mpu401-usercopy-fix.patch
> +ds-09-vicam-usercopy-fix.patch
> +ds-11-emu10k1-memleak-fix.patch
> +ds-12-rio-memleak-fix.patch
> +ds-13-i810-leak-fix.patch
>
> usercopy and memleak fixes
>
> -statfs64.patch
> -statfs64-x86_64-fixes.patch
> -ppc64-statfs-fix.patch
> -xfs-statfs-warning-fix.patch
>
> Dropped - Peter is redoing this
>
> -odd-numa-fixes.patch
>
> Sent back to Anton - needs consolidation with other work.
>
> +tioclinux-symbolic-names.patch
>
> Use names, not numbers for the tioclinux ioctl.
>
> +isp-remove-pci_detect.patch
>
> Fix linux-isp for PCI API changes
>
> +as-fix-seeky-loads.patch
>
> Fix anticipatory scheduler regression with seeky reading loads
>
> -unmap-page-debugging-2-fix.patch
>
> Folded into unmap-page-debugging-2.patch
>
> -jbd-640-ordered-truncate-fix.patch
> +jbd-650-truncate-ordered-pages.patch
>
> oops, this was the wrong patch
>
> +jbd-660-log_do_checkpoint-fix.patch
> +jbd-670-log_start_commit-locking-fix.patch
>
> ext3 locking fixes
>
> +aio-11-workqueue-flush.patch
>
> Might fix a race in the experimental AIO code
>
> +char-dev-init-call-fix.patch
>
> Fix initialisation ordering problems.
>
>
>
>
>
> All 192 patches:
>
>
> linus.patch
>
> mm.patch
> add -mmN to EXTRAVERSION
>
> kgdb-ga.patch
> kgdb stub for ia32 (George Anzinger's one)
>
> kgdb-use-ggdb.patch
>
> HZ-100.patch
>
> config_spinline.patch
> uninline spinlocks for profiling accuracy.
>
> ppc64-bat-initialisation-fix.patch
> ppc64: BAT initialisation fix
>
> ppc64-fixup.patch
> ppc64 fixup
>
> ppc64-ioctl-pci-update.patch
> From: Anton Blanchard <anton@samba.org>
> Subject: ppc64 stuff
>
> ppc64-reloc_hide.patch
>
> ppc64-semaphore-reimplementation.patch
> ppc64: use the ia32 semaphore implementation
>
> ppc64-knr-to-ansi.patch
> K&R style to ANSI style conversions in arch/ppc64/boot/zlib.c
>
> sym-do-160.patch
> make the SYM driver do 160 MB/sec
>
> x86_64-fixes.patch
> x86_64 fixes
>
> remove-DRM-ioctls.patch
> Remove DRM ioctls for common compat ioctl code
>
> rtc-32-bit-fix.patch
> Fix rtc driver for 32bit and 64bit
>
> rtc-busywait-fix.patch
> fix possible busywait in rtc_read()
>
> irqreturn-snd-via-fix.patch
> via sound irqreturn fix
>
> irq_cpustat-cleanup.patch
> irq_cpustat cleanup
>
> config-PAGE_OFFSET.patch
> Configurable kenrel/user memory split
>
> lru_cache_add-check.patch
> lru_cache_add debug check
>
> discontig-empty-node-fix.patch
> fix discontig with 0-sized nodes
>
> mem-driver-cleanup-2.patch
> drivers/char/mem.c cleanup
>
> TARGET_CPUS-cleanup-fix.patch
> fix TARGET_CPUS inconsistency
>
> compaq-drivers-MAINTAINERS.patch
> update MAINTAINERS for Compaq drivers
>
> fixed-size-kmalloc-speedup.patch
> optimize fixed-sized kmalloc calls
>
> rebalance_tick-fix.patch
> fix scheduler bug not passing idle
>
> delay-ksoftirqd-fallback.patch
> Try harded in IRQ context before falling back to ksoftirqd
>
> time-fixes-cleanup-1.patch
> Some clean up of the time code.
>
> time-fixes-cleanup-2.patch
> More time clean up stuff
>
> loop-01-use-highmem.patch
> loop 1/9 file use highmem
>
> loop-02-privatise-bio_copy.patch
> loop 2/9 make bio_copy private to loop
>
> loop-03-rename-bio-things.patch
> loop 3/9 loop bio renaming
>
> loop-04-copy-bio-not-data.patch
> loop 4/9 copy bio not data
>
> loop-05-remove-unused-IV.patch
> loop 5/9 remove an IV
>
> loop-06-remove-LO_FLAGS_BH_REMAP.patch
> loop 6/9 remove LO_FLAGS_BH_REMAP
>
> loop-07-remove-blk_queue_bounce.patch
> loop 7/9 remove blk_queue_bounce
>
> loop-08-copy_bio-use-highmem.patch
> loop 8/9 copy_bio use highmem
>
> loop-09-dont-lose-PF_MEMDIE.patch
> loop 9/9 don't lose PF_MEMDIE
>
> fix-numa-meminfo.patch
> fix numa meminfo
>
> tmpfs-01-shmem_file_write-EFAULT.patch
> tmpfs 1/3 shmem_file_write EFAULT
>
> tmpfs-02-swapoff-truncate-race-refix.patch
> tmpfs 2/3 swapoff-truncate race
>
> tmpfs-03-little-bits.patch
> tmpfs 3/3 misc fixes
>
> pci-init-ordering-fix.patch
> randomly mangle x86 PCI init ordering
>
> early-printk-x86.patch
> early printk for x86
>
> fb-image-depth-fix.patch
> fbdev image depth fix
>
> resource-seqfile-cleanup.patch
> cleanup seqfile usage in resource.c
>
> ds-01-arcnet-oops-fix.patch
> arcnet oops fix
>
> ds-02-x25-facilities-parse-fix.patch
> x25 facilities parsing fix
>
> ds-05-eicon-usercopy-fix.patch
> eicon usercopy fix
>
> ds-06-intermezzo-usercopy-fix.patch
> intermezzo usercopy fix
>
> ds-07-mdc800-usercopy-fix.patch
> mdc800 usercopy fix
>
> ds-08-mpu401-usercopy-fix.patch
> mpu401 usercopy fix
>
> ds-09-vicam-usercopy-fix.patch
> vicam usercopy fix
>
> ds-11-emu10k1-memleak-fix.patch
> emu10k1 memleak fix
>
> ds-12-rio-memleak-fix.patch
> rio memleak fix
>
> ds-13-i810-leak-fix.patch
> fix resource leak in i810 driver
>
> serial-core-oops-fix.patch
> fix oops in driver/serial/core.c
>
> buffer-debug.patch
> buffer.c debugging
>
> show_stack-cleanup.patch
> show_stack() portability and cleanup patch
>
> ppc64-show_stack.patch
>
> trond-3.patch
> trond debug patch #3
>
> nfs-to-localhost-lockup-fix.patch
> fix hangs with nfs to localhost
>
> devfs_mk_dir-fix.patch
> devfs_mk_dir() fix
>
> tioclinux-symbolic-names.patch
> tioclinux() numbers in <linux/tiocl.h>
>
> cpqarray-stack-reduction.patch
> Subject: [PATCH] cpqarray.c fix stack usage
>
> VM_RESERVED-check.patch
> VM_RESERVED check
>
> rcu-stats.patch
> RCU statistics reporting
>
> ide_setting_sem-fix.patch
>
> reslabify-pgds-and-pmds.patch
> re-slabify i386 pgd's and pmd's
>
> linux-isp.patch
>
> isp-update-1.patch
>
> isp-remove-pci_detect.patch
>
> list_del-debug.patch
> list_del debug check
>
> airo-schedule-fix.patch
> airo.c: don't sleep in atomic regions
>
> synaptics-mouse-support.patch
> Add Synaptics touchpad tweaking to psmouse driver
>
> resurrect-batch_requests.patch
> bring back the batch_requests function
>
> kblockd.patch
> Create `kblockd' workqueue
>
> cfq-infrastructure.patch
>
> elevator-completion-api.patch
> elevator completion API
>
> as-iosched.patch
> anticipatory I/O scheduler
>
> as-proc-read-write.patch
> AS: pgbench improvement
>
> as-discrete-read-fifo-batches.patch
> AS: discrete read fifo batches
>
> as-sync-async.patch
> AS sync/async batches
>
> as-hash-removal-fix.patch
> AS: hash removal fix
>
> as-jumbo-patch-for-scsi.patch
> AS jumbo patch (for SCSI and TCQ)
>
> as-stupid.patch
> AS: fix stupid thinko
>
> as-no-batch-antic-limit.patch
> AS: no batch-antic-limit
>
> as-autotune-write-batches.patch
> AS: autotune write batches
>
> as-locking.patch
> AS locking
>
> as-HZ.patch
> AS HZ fixes
>
> as-double-free-and-debug.patch
> AS: fix a leak + more debugging
>
> as-fix-seek-estimation.patch
> AS: maybe repair performance drop of random read O_DIRECT
>
> as-fix-seeky-loads.patch
> AS: fix IBM's seek load
>
> unplug-use-kblockd.patch
> Use kblockd for running request queues
>
> cfq-2.patch
> CFQ scheduler, #2
> CFQ: update to rq-dyn API
>
> cfq-hash-removal-fix.patch
> CFQ: hash removal fix
>
> cfq-list_del-fix.patch
> CFQ: empty the queuelist
>
> per-queue-nr_requests.patch
> per queue nr_requests
>
> blk-invert-watermarks.patch
> blk_congestion_wait threshold cleanup
>
> blk-fair-batches.patch
> blk-fair-batches
>
> blk-as-hint.patch
> blk-as-hint
>
> get_request_wait-oom-fix.patch
> handle OOM in get_request_wait().
>
> blk-fair-batches-2.patch
> blk fair batches #2
>
> unmap-page-debugging-2.patch
> debug patch: unmap unused kernel pages
>
> slab-poisoning-fix.patch
> slab poisoning fix
>
> print-build-options-on-oops.patch
> print a few config options on oops
>
> mmap-prefault.patch
> prefault of executable mmaps
>
> bio-debug-trap.patch
> BIO debugging patch
>
> sound-irq-hack.patch
>
> show_task-free-stack-fix.patch
> show_task() fix and cleanup
>
> put_task_struct-debug.patch
>
> ia32-mknod64.patch
> mknod64 for ia32
>
> ext2-64-bit-special-inodes.patch
> ext2: support for 64-bit device nodes
>
> ext3-64-bit-special-inodes.patch
> ext3: support for 64-bit device nodes
>
> 64-bit-dev_t-kdev_t.patch
> 64-bit dev_t and kdev_t
>
> oops-dump-preceding-code.patch
> i386 oops output: dump preceding code
>
> lockmeter.patch
>
> ext3-no-bkl.patch
> ext3: move lock_kernel() down into the JBD layer.
>
> journal_get_write_access-speedup.patch
> JBD: journal_get_write_access() speedup
>
> ext3-concurrent-block-inode-allocation.patch
> ext3: concurrent block/inode allocation
> Fix orlov allocator boundary case
>
> ext3-concurrent-block-allocation-hashed.patch
> ext3: scalable counters and locks
> fix ext3 inode allocator race
>
> jbd-010-b_committed_data-race-fix.patch
> JBD: fix race over access to b_committed_data
>
> jbd-020-locking-schema.patch
> JBD: plan JBD locking schema
>
> jbd-030-remove-splice_lock.patch
> JBD: remove jh_splice_lock
>
> jbd-040-journal_add_journal_head-locking.patch
> JBD: fine-grain journal_add_journal_head locking
>
> jbd-045-rename-journal_unlock_journal_head.patch
> JBD: rename journal_unlock_journal_head to journal_put_journal_head
>
> jbd-050-b_frozen_data-locking.patch
> JBD: Finish protection of journal_head.b_frozen_data
>
> jbd-060-b_committed_data-locking.patch
> JBD: implement b_committed_data locking
>
> jbd-070-b_transaction-locking.patch
> JBD: implement b_transaction locking rules
>
> jbd-080-b_next_transaction-locking.patch
> JBD: Implement b_next_transaction locking rules
>
> jbd-090-b_tnext-locking.patch
> JBD: b_tnext locking
>
> jbd-100-remove-journal_datalist_lock.patch
> JBD: remove journal_datalist_lock
>
> jbd-110-t_nr_buffers-locking.patch
> JBD: t_nr_buffers locking
>
> jbd-120-t_updates-locking.patch
> JBD: t_updates locking
>
> jbd-130-t_outstanding_credits-locking.patch
> JBD: implement t_outstanding_credits locking
>
> jbd-140-t_jcb-locking.patch
> JBD: implement t_jcb locking
>
> jbd-150-j_barrier_count-locking.patch
> JBD: implement j_barrier_count locking
>
> jbd-160-j_running_transaction-locking.patch
> JBD: implement j_running_transaction locking
>
> jbd-170-j_committing_transaction-locking.patch
> JBD: implement j_committing_transaction locking
>
> jbd-180-j_checkpoint_transactions.patch
> JBD: implement j_checkpoint_transactions locking
>
> jbd-190-j_head-locking.patch
> JBD: implement journal->j_head locking
>
> jbd-200-j_tail-locking.patch
> JBD: implement journal->j_tail locking
>
> jbd-210-j_free-locking.patch
> JBD: implement journal->j_free locking
>
> jbd-220-j_commit_sequence-locking.patch
> JBD: implement journal->j_commit_sequence locking
>
> jbd-230-j_commit_request-locking.patch
> JBD: implement j_commit_request locking
>
> jbd-240-dual-revoke-tables.patch
> JBD: implement dual revoke tables.
>
> jbd-250-remove-sleep_on.patch
> JBD: remove remaining sleep_on()s
>
> jbd-300-remove-lock_kernel.patch
> JBD: remove lock_kernel()
>
> jbd-400-remove-lock_journal.patch
> JBD: remove lock_journal()
>
> jbd-510-h_credits-fix.patch
> JBD: journal_release_buffer: handle credits fix
>
> jbd-520-journal_unmap_buffer-race.patch
> JBD: journal_unmap_buffer race fix
>
> jbd-530-walk_page_buffers-race-fix.patch
> ext3: ext3_writepage race fix
>
> jbd-540-journal_try_to_free_buffers-race-fix.patch
> JBD: buffer freeing non-race comment
>
> jbd-550-locking-checks.patch
> JBD: add some locking assertions
>
> jbd-570-transaction-state-locking.patch
> JBD: additional transaction shutdown locking
>
> jbd-580-log_start_commit-race-fix.patch
> JBD: fix log_start_commit race
>
> jbd-590-do_get_write_access-speedup.patch
> JBD: do_get_write_access() speedup
>
> ext3-010-fix-journalled-data.patch
> ext3: fix data=journal mode
>
> ext3-035-journal_try_to_free_buffers-race-fix.patch
>
> ext3-040-recursive-ext3_write_inode-check.patch
> ext3: add a dump_stack()
>
> ext3-050-ioctl-transaction-leak.patch
> ext3: fix error-path handle leak
>
> ext3-070-xattr-clone-leak-fix.patch
> Fix leak in ext3_acl_chmod()
>
> ext3-080-remove-block-inode-count-message.patch
> ext3: remove mount-time diagnostic messages
>
> jbd-600-journal_dirty_metadata-speedup.patch
> JBD: journal_dirty_metadata() speedup
>
> jbd-610-journal_dirty_metadata-diags.patch
> JBD: journal_dirty_metadata diagnostics
>
> jbd-620-commit-vs-start-race-fix.patch
> JBD: fix race between journal_commit_transaction and start_this_handle
>
> ext3-090-journalled-writepage-vs-truncate-fix.patch
> ext3: fix data=journal for small blocksize
>
> jbd-630-remove-j_commit_timer_active.patch
> JBD: remove j_commit_timer_active
>
> jbd-650-truncate-ordered-pages.patch
> ext3: explicitly free truncated pages
>
> jbd-660-log_do_checkpoint-fix.patch
> JBD: log_do_checkpoint() locking fixes
>
> jbd-670-log_start_commit-locking-fix.patch
> JBD: fix locking around log_start_commit()
>
> invalidate_mmap_range.patch
> Interface to invalidate regions of mmaps
>
> aio-01-retry.patch
> AIO: Core retry infrastructure
>
> aio-02-lockpage_wq.patch
> AIO: Async page wait
>
> aio-03-fs_read.patch
> AIO: Filesystem aio read
>
> aio-04-buffer_wq.patch
> AIO: Async buffer wait
>
> aio-05-fs_write.patch
> AIO: Filesystem aio write
>
> aio-05-fs_write-fix.patch
>
> aio-06-bread_wq.patch
> AIO: Async block read
>
> aio-06-bread_wq-fix.patch
>
> aio-07-ext2getblk_wq.patch
> AIO: Async get block for ext2
>
> aio-poll.patch
> aio_poll
> aio-poll: don't put extern decls in .c!
>
> O_SYNC-speedup-2.patch
> speed up O_SYNC writes
>
> aio-09-o_sync.patch
> aio O_SYNC
>
> aio-10-BUG-fix.patch
> AIO: fix a BUG
>
> aio-11-workqueue-flush.patch
> AIO: flush workqueues before destroying ioctx'es
>
> vfsmount_lock.patch
> From: Maneesh Soni <maneesh@in.ibm.com>
> Subject: [patch 1/2] vfsmount_lock
>
> syncppp-locking-fix.patch
> syncppp locking fix
>
> s390-dirty-bit-cleaning.patch
> dirty bit clearing on s390.
>
> sched-hot-balancing-fix.patch
> fix for CPU scheduler load distribution
>
> char-dev-init-call-fix.patch
> chardev initcall sequence fix
>
>
>
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