> Hi,
>
> [seth@lsautom large]$ dd if=/dev/zero of=largefile.bin bs=1024 count=3500000
> 3500000+0 records in
> 3500000+0 records out
> [seth@lsautom large]$
Yes, I have seen similar things - I have also recently found ways to deadlock
the system via too much I/O going into XFS. Ananth may have some comments on
dealing with starvation.
Steve
>
>
> Kills the machine for the next 3 minutes.
> The system is not usable during this time.
> I had a top open at the time I made the file and it jumped 3 minutes as
> soon as it was done.
>
> The CVS tree is of 16-01-01.
>
> It's running 2.4.0 on RedHat 7 with updates.
> The fs is on a IDE disk in a P3 450 with 128MB ram.
>
> There was work on a starvation fix, anybody on the status?
> Going to update the tree now.
>
> Bye
> --
> Seth
> Has anybody seen my lightbulb?
> I _really_ need some light here.
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