Re: Problem with inotify

["David Gómez" <david@pleyades.net>]

Hi Robert,

On Jun 30 at 02:29:48, Robert Love wrote:
> > I just patched 2.6.12 kernel with the inotify latest patch
> > (inotify-0.23-rml-2.6.12-14.patch). Inotify is working ok with the test program
> > provided in inotify-utils but... I can no longer mount my IDE cdrom devices
> > :(. Each time i try to mount a disc, the mount proccess get stuck in D state. I
> > don't see what's the relation between inotify and IDE devices, but if i switch
> > back to the unpatched 2.6.12, mounting works again.
> 
> Very weird.

Indeed.

> Did everything work with an earlier inotify?

It's the first notify i've tested, so i cannot compare with previous versions.

> Does wchan show anything useful (ps -ewo user,pid,command,wchan)?

I have to reboot to test it. I'll do it and told you if i see anything
weird in wchan for the mount process.

> Does it mount successfully once, and then subsequent mounts get suck, or
> does even the first mount get stuck in D?

The first mount get stuck, and subsequent mounts too. I tried to mount my CD-writer
and after that my DVD-writer and i got two mount D processes.

Thanks for the quick answer ;)

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David Gómez                                      Jabber ID: davidge@jabber.org