Re: 2.2.19 hard hang from userspace while accessing /dev/mdXX devices

From: Jeff V. Merkey (jmerkey@vger.timpanogas.org)
Date: Thu Dec 28 2000 - 19:09:21 EST


On Thu, Dec 28, 2000 at 11:09:34PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > If you open a non-existant md device (i.e. /dev/md11) from userspace
> > with an open() call, then send an ioctl() command, it results in the
> > following message then hard hangs the entire system if you attempt
> > to open any /dev/mdXX device with a minor number greater than 10.
> > Used to work on 2.2.17.
>
> What does 2.2.18 show and which raid patches are you using if any on them

2.2.18 pre 27 (2.2.18) exhibits identical behavior. I am not using any
RAID patches. SPEC file used to build the kernel RPM is attached. I am
using the IPVS patch, and an iBCS2 patch (which does not touch the kernel,
just iBCS). The SPEC file lists all the patches being applied to this
kernel.

Jeff

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