Re: [PATCH][2.5] BUG check in elevator.c:237

From: Martin Dalecki (dalecki@evision-ventures.com)
Date: Fri Mar 08 2002 - 07:36:25 EST


Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Martin Dalecki wrote:
>
>
>>Please let me elaborate a bit on this, to give you may be
>>some hints about where to look for an actual solution of
>>the problem:
>>
>
> Thanks for taking the time to explain.
>
>
>>However for cd-rom there are commands, which can
>>take quite a long time. Therefore there is the possiblity there
>>to provide a polling function, which will be engaged after the
>>interrupt happens in the above function:
>>
>
> So are you suggesting perhaps that we change the request servicing to
> polling? I'm a bit confused as to how this would fit in with

At lest we should change the way the transition between intr
controlled mode and polling is done.

> cdrom_decode_status (which in this case is called from the read_intr). You
> might need to whip out a larger clue stick ;)

Well if your error is deterministically reproducable, it's
quite propably I would dare to have a look after it.
Could you just explain how to trigger it (Unfortunately I have
already deleted yours mail about this...)

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