From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751066AbVJBK1f (ORCPT ); Sun, 2 Oct 2005 06:27:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751067AbVJBK1f (ORCPT ); Sun, 2 Oct 2005 06:27:35 -0400 Received: from ppp-217-133-42-200.cust-adsl.tiscali.it ([217.133.42.200]:5695 "EHLO opteron.random") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751066AbVJBK1e (ORCPT ); Sun, 2 Oct 2005 06:27:34 -0400 Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 12:27:26 +0200 From: Andrea Arcangeli To: Dave Kleikamp Cc: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu, Con Kolivas , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6.14-rc2-mm1 - ext3 wedging up Message-ID: <20051002102726.GB26677@opteron.random> References: <200509221959.j8MJxJsY010193@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> <200509231036.16921.kernel@kolivas.org> <200509230720.j8N7KYGX023826@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> <20050923153158.GA4548@x30.random> <1127509047.8880.4.camel@kleikamp.austin.ibm.com> <1127509155.8875.6.camel@kleikamp.austin.ibm.com> <1127511979.8875.11.camel@kleikamp.austin.ibm.com> <20050928223829.GH10408@opteron.random> <1128126424.10237.7.camel@kleikamp.austin.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1128126424.10237.7.camel@kleikamp.austin.ibm.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 07:27:04PM -0500, Dave Kleikamp wrote: > I tracked down my problem to a bug in jfs. jfs is explicitly setting Ok great this explain things, so perhaps my last hack attempt of not accounting the unstable pages in the "nr_reclaimable" isn't needed. What about Valids, were you using jfs too along with ext3? If a single fs has a bug the loop can happen (it could happen in mainline too, except it was less likely to be visible there). Note Valids, your smtp server bounces back my emails.