rw-semaphore regression in 2.4.4-pre4

rw-semaphore regression in 2.4.4-pre4

[Ghadi Shayban]

Processes, most easily mozilla, get stuck in the "D" state in 
2.4.4-pre4.  I don't believe this was fixed in pre2 but now it happens 
again.      Also, just a minor error, but 2.4.4-pre4 modules are put in 
the 2.4.3 directory.  The version number was probably accidentally left 
the same.

Cheers,
Ghadi Shayban


Pianist at the NC School of the Arts

Re: rw-semaphore regression in 2.4.4-pre4

[Jeff Garzik]

Ghadi Shayban wrote:
> 
> Processes, most easily mozilla, get stuck in the "D" state in
> 2.4.4-pre4.  I don't believe this was fixed in pre2 but now it happens
> again.      Also, just a minor error, but 2.4.4-pre4 modules are put in
> the 2.4.3 directory.  The version number was probably accidentally left
> the same.

Linus is good about rememeber to change the version these days.  This
sounds like a patch/install error on your side...

--- v2.4.3/linux/Makefile       Thu Mar 29 20:13:15 2001
+++ linux/Makefile      Fri Apr 13 20:26:46 2001
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 3
-EXTRAVERSION =
+SUBLEVEL = 4
+EXTRAVERSION =-pre4

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Re: rw-semaphore regression in 2.4.4-pre4

[Ghadi Shayban]

Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Ghadi Shayban wrote:
> 
>>Processes, most easily mozilla, get stuck in the "D" state in
>>2.4.4-pre4.  I don't believe this was fixed in pre2 but now it happens
>>again.      Also, just a minor error, but 2.4.4-pre4 modules are put in
>>the 2.4.3 directory.  The version number was probably accidentally left
>>the same.
>>
> 
> Linus is good about rememeber to change the version these days.  This
> sounds like a patch/install error on your side...
> 
> --- v2.4.3/linux/Makefile       Thu Mar 29 20:13:15 2001
> +++ linux/Makefile      Fri Apr 13 20:26:46 2001
> @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
>  VERSION = 2
>  PATCHLEVEL = 4
> -SUBLEVEL = 3
> -EXTRAVERSION =
> +SUBLEVEL = 4
> +EXTRAVERSION =-pre4


I'm very silly.... Let me retest rw-semaphores with the patch "properly" 
applied before I open my mouth.  Sorry for the bother.

Ghadi