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From: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kiobuf / vm bug
Date: 15 Nov 2001 17:32:00 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <slrn9v7v0g.7hc.kraxel@bytesex.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20011115175531.A7068@bytesex.org>

Gerd Knorr wrote:
>    Hi,
>  
>  I think I have found a kiobuf-related bug in the VM of recent linux
>  kernels.  2.4.13 is fine, 2.4.14-pre1 doesn't boot my machine,
>  2.4.14-pre2 + newer kernels are broken.

[ ... ]

ok, the patch below (suggested by Andrea) fixes it.

  Gerd

--------------------- cut here -----------------
--- 2.4.15-pre4/mm/memory.c~	Tue Nov 13 10:52:01 2001
+++ 2.4.15-pre4/mm/memory.c	Thu Nov 15 18:24:16 2001
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@
 		if (map) {
 			if (iobuf->locked)
 				UnlockPage(map);
-			__free_page(map);
+			page_cache_release(map);
 		}
 	}
 	

  reply	other threads:[~2001-11-15 17:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-11-15 16:55 kiobuf / vm bug Gerd Knorr
2001-11-15 17:32 ` Gerd Knorr [this message]
2001-11-15 17:47 ` [PATCH] " Hugh Dickins
2001-11-15 21:41 ` ksymoops and initrd (was kiobuf / vm bug) Keith Owens

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