Re: Copying to loop device hangs up everything

David Gomez
2001-12-16T19:43:37Z

On 16 Dec 2001, Momchil Velikov wrote:

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> David> Thanks ;), this patch solves the problem and copying a lot of data to the
> David> loop device now doesn't hang the computer.
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> David> Is this patch going to be applied to the stable kernel ? Marcelo ?
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> I've had exactly the same hangups with or without the patch.

I've tested several times after applying the loop-deadlock patch and the
bug seems to be fixed. No more hangups while copying a lot of data to
loopback devices. Post more info about your hangups, maybe is another
different loop device deadlock.

David Gómez

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