Re: 2.6.0-test2+ext3+dbench=Buffer I/O error

From: Lou Langholtz (ldl@aros.net)
Date: Wed Jul 30 2003 - 17:55:34 EST


Andrew Morton wrote:

>Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> wrote:
>
>
>>Greetings,
>>
>>While trying to duplicate Randy Hron's "dbench has intermittent hang on
>>2.6.0-test1-ac2" report, I received quite a few "Buffer I/O error on
>>/dev/hda8, logical block N" messages. (changing elevators makes no
>>difference fwiw).
>>
>>
>
>That's just a gremlinlet. You can delete the offending printk for now.
>
>
>
>>I went back to test1, and it spat up a couple of "buffer
>>layer error" messages and associated traces. Attempting to umount
>>afterward to run fsck left umount in D state. See attachment.
>>
>>
>
>Well that's a worry. Is it repeatable? . . .
>
Any chance this problem is a consequence of not yet having Sean
Estabrooks partial bvec patch in this person's kernel???
<http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0307.3/0861.html>. Jens
said he applied it on 2003/7/27 so it doesn't seem like this could have
made it into 2.6.0-test1-ac2.

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