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From: Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: sync-Regression in 2.6.28.2?
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:15:02 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090217151502.GC16681@charite.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200902171517.23980.nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au>

* Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au>:

> > Still there in 2.6.28.5 :(
> 
> I believe it is basically a deadlock in ext4 due to the cyclic writeback
> change.

That could be. It happens during time of big write activity here.
 
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git;a=commitdiff;h=2acf2c261b823d9d9ed954f348b97620297a36b5
> 
> ext4 guys, is this correct? Is there a minimal fix that can be made for
> .stable kernels?
> 

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  reply	other threads:[~2009-02-17 15:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-01-27  9:35 sync-Regression in 2.6.28.2? Ralf Hildebrandt
2009-01-27 21:09 ` Federico Cuello
2009-02-03  1:09   ` Nick Piggin
2009-02-03 19:51     ` Federico Cuello
2009-02-04  6:17       ` Nick Piggin
2009-02-04 17:31         ` Federico Cuello
2009-02-05  3:25           ` Nick Piggin
2009-02-05 11:54             ` Federico Cuello
2009-02-09 13:45               ` Nick Piggin
2009-02-09 13:49                 ` Ralf Hildebrandt
2009-02-15 13:42                   ` Ralf Hildebrandt
2009-02-17  4:17                     ` Nick Piggin
2009-02-17 15:15                       ` Ralf Hildebrandt [this message]
2009-02-05 10:19           ` Ralf Hildebrandt

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