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From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>, Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>,
	linux-next@vger.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org,
	x86@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH block/for-3.3/core] block: an exiting task should be allowed to create io_context
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 10:38:42 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120105183842.GF18486@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LSU.2.00.1201051026090.2009@eggly.anvils>

Hello, Hugh.

On Thu, Jan 05, 2012 at 10:36:21AM -0800, Hugh Dickins wrote:
> I can vouch that it makes the list_debug.c:53 warnings go away: they
> used to come in half an hour, but I've run on two machines for 10
> hours so far without seeing any.

Yeah, my overnight test is pretty conclusive too.  I can usually hit
the bug under 30mins without the patch.

> And I've not yet seen a cfq-iosched.c:2585 with that patch in; but
> those were more elusive - we'll have to run until tomorrow night
> before concluding that it makes those go away too.
> 
> Or if you understand the connection between these, and would prefer
> to assume that it fixes them both, and want me to try another patch
> instead (I assume the one I'm running with is a workaround to narrow
> down the issue, rather than an intended fix?), let me know and I'll
> switch over.

Yeap, I can see the connections now and think I know where the bug is
too.  I'll, hopefully, be able to post fix soon.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun

  reply	other threads:[~2012-01-05 18:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 50+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-12-21  6:47 linux-next: Tree for Dec 21 Stephen Rothwell
2011-12-21 20:11 ` linux-next: Tree for Dec 21 (xen) Randy Dunlap
2011-12-21 19:30   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2011-12-21 20:32 ` [PATCH] usb: fix renesas mod_gadget printk format warning Randy Dunlap
2011-12-21 21:16   ` Felipe Balbi
2011-12-21 22:19     ` Randy Dunlap
2011-12-21 21:24       ` Greg KH
2011-12-21 23:15 ` linux-next: Tree for Dec 21 Andrew Morton
2011-12-22 23:08   ` Andrew Morton
2011-12-22 23:20     ` Tejun Heo
2011-12-22 23:24       ` Andrew Morton
2011-12-22 23:38         ` Tejun Heo
2011-12-22 23:44           ` Andrew Morton
2011-12-22 23:46             ` Tejun Heo
2011-12-23  0:42               ` Tejun Heo
2011-12-24  5:13                 ` Hugh Dickins
2011-12-25  1:02                   ` [PATCH block/for-3.3/core] block: an exiting task should be allowed to create io_context Tejun Heo
2011-12-25 13:29                     ` Jens Axboe
2011-12-27 22:07                       ` Andrew Morton
2011-12-28  8:33                     ` Hugh Dickins
2011-12-28 16:48                       ` Tejun Heo
2011-12-28 17:50                         ` Hugh Dickins
2011-12-28 17:55                           ` Tejun Heo
2011-12-28 21:19                             ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-03 17:35                               ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-03 17:59                                 ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-03 20:09                                   ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-03 20:20                                     ` Jens Axboe
2012-01-03 22:13                                       ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-03 22:35                                         ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-05  1:24                                           ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-05 18:36                                             ` Hugh Dickins
2012-01-05 18:38                                               ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2012-01-06  2:17                                                 ` [PATCH block:for-3.3/core] cfq: merged request shouldn't jump to a different cfqq Tejun Heo
2012-01-06  2:36                                                   ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-06  3:14                                                     ` Shaohua Li
2012-01-06  3:04                                                       ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-06  3:30                                                         ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-06  3:52                                                           ` [PATCH block:for-3.3/core] block: disable ELEVATOR_INSERT_SORT_MERGE Tejun Heo
2012-01-06  4:19                                                             ` Shaohua Li
2012-01-06  4:38                                                               ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-06  8:15                                                                 ` Shaohua Li
2012-01-06 15:34                                                                   ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-06  3:34                                                         ` [PATCH block:for-3.3/core] cfq: merged request shouldn't jump to a different cfqq Shaohua Li
2012-01-06  3:22                                                           ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-06  4:15                                                             ` Shaohua Li
2012-01-06  4:40                                                               ` Tejun Heo
2012-01-06  2:47                                                   ` Shaohua Li
2011-12-25 16:08 ` linux-next: Tree for Dec 21 Sedat Dilek
2011-12-25 23:55   ` Stephen Rothwell

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