Re: PROBLEM: null pointer dereference in cfq_dispatch_requests (2.6.21-rc2and 2.6.20)

From: Chuck Ebbert
Date: Wed Mar 21 2007 - 14:47:08 EST


Dale Blount wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-03-21 at 14:09 -0400, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
>> Dale Blount wrote:
>>>> I'm puzzled why this is hitting Dan, but no one else has reported
>>>> anything. Dan, did 2.6.19 work for you?
>>> Actually, I believe it is happening to me too. This is on a 4-disk raid5 with
>>> one failed disk on two 2-port sata_sil pci controller cards.
>>>
>>> The BUG below is from 2.6.20.3, but I will try 2.6.21-rc4 tonight.
>>> The disk didn't fail until 2.6.20, so I don't know if 2.6.19 would have worked
>>> or not.
>>>
>>>
>> Just to be clear: you have a RAID array (what level?) with a failed disk
>> and it's giving you the same error that Dan gets?
>
>
> Yes, the BUG looks to be pretty similar to me. It's a 4 disk raid5 with
> one disk missing (dead and sent in for RMA).
>

OK, I'm add NeilB to the cc:

(Dan has a RAID6 array with two failed disks.)


-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/