Gentoo mm-sources-2.6.3 kenrel's problem

Gentoo mm-sources-2.6.3 kenrel's problem

[duoduo]

 when i issue sync command immediately after deleting
a large file or directory, the whole system will
freeze
with no reaction, only could do rebooting

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Re: Gentoo mm-sources-2.6.3 kenrel's problem

[Måns Rullgård]

duoduo <kfduoduo@yahoo.com> writes:

>  when i issue sync command immediately after deleting
> a large file or directory, the whole system will
> freeze
> with no reaction, only could do rebooting

What filesystem?  What type of disk?  Does the machine respond to
network?  Is the error easily reproducible?  Try it at a text console
and see if there's a panic message.

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mru@kth.se

Re: Gentoo mm-sources-2.6.3 kenrel's problem

[Alexander Hoogerhuis]

mru@kth.se (Måns Rullgård) writes:

> duoduo <kfduoduo@yahoo.com> writes:
> 
> >  when i issue sync command immediately after deleting
> > a large file or directory, the whole system will
> > freeze
> > with no reaction, only could do rebooting
> 
> What filesystem?  What type of disk?  Does the machine respond to
> network?  Is the error easily reproducible?  Try it at a text console
> and see if there's a panic message.
> 

I'm seeing this on a handfull of HP DL360G3's, all using the
cciss-driver for RAID; running 2.6.3-mm2 (with Andrews sync-fix
patch). Currently installed with gentoo "testing" (~x86 keyword), and
they will hang on occation when running mke2fs, and about half the
time when executing something like this:

umount /some/dir && mke2fs -j -L /some/dir /dev/cciss/c0d0p5 && mount /some/dir

All filesystems (12 of them) are formatted as ext3, I'm using udev,
not devfs FWIW. Let me know if I can be of more help.

The machines will be fully respons network-wise, it only seems that
disk I/O hangs at that point; it wont perform a new login or an
already open prompt won't do anything but hang at that point.

mvh,
A

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Re: Gentoo mm-sources-2.6.3 kenrel's problem

[ji duoduo]

I use ext3 filesystem, harddisk is IBM's Deskstar
60GXP. 

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Re: Gentoo mm-sources-2.6.3 kenrel's problem

[Måns Rullgård]

ji duoduo <kfduoduo@yahoo.com> writes:

> I use ext3 filesystem, harddisk is IBM's Deskstar
> 60GXP. 

I forgot one: what's your disk controller?
Have you checked for panic messages?

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Re: Gentoo mm-sources-2.6.3 kenrel's problem

[ji duoduo]

it's Intel(r) 82801BA Bus Master IDE Controller

IC35L040AVER07-0  (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)

i didn't check panic info.


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Re: Gentoo mm-sources-2.6.3 kenrel's problem

[Alexander Hoogerhuis]

ji duoduo <kfduoduo@yahoo.com> writes:

> it's Intel(r) 82801BA Bus Master IDE Controller
> 
> IC35L040AVER07-0  (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
> 
> i didn't check panic info.
> 

I'm on a HP SmarArray 5i controller, machines are remote and I havent
seen oops'es in the logs.

mvh,
A
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Re: Gentoo mm-sources-2.6.3 kenrel's problem

[Daniel Robbins]

On Fri, 2004-02-27 at 05:42, duoduo wrote:
>  when i issue sync command immediately after deleting
> a large file or directory, the whole system will
> freeze
> with no reaction, only could do rebooting

For any issues with Gentoo kernels, please post a detailed bug report to
http://bugs.gentoo.org/, even if it's related to something we're just
packaging up like (in this case) mm-sources.

This allows our kernel maintainers to be informed of issues Gentoo users
are having. Our developers will contact the upstream maintainer as
needed to resolve the issue, once adequate information has been
collected in the bug report.

Regards,

Daniel