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Re: xfs causes machine to freeze

To: Sean Dougherty <sean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: xfs causes machine to freeze
From: Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 09:13:39 -0600
Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: Message from Sean Dougherty <sean@cortex.ama.ttuhsc.edu> of "Sun, 11 Feb 2001 17:15:26 CST." <Pine.SUN.3.91.1010211165302.137A-100000@cortex>
Sender: owner-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
> On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Steve Lord wrote:
> 
> > 
> > There are changes in the current development cvs tree which may fix this,
> > we know that it is not bug free right now, and are working on it. In the
> > meantime, could you possibly try a kernel built from the development tree
> > and let us know if you can hang it in the same way.
> > 
> > Steve
> 
> I have just downloaded this new cvs tree, and it is running now on a 
> pentium II/128M/PIIX and PDC2xxx both drives are maxtor.  I will let you 
> know, if it does hang, I plan to try the 2.4.pre-3 patch which was 
> suggested by both Scott Hoffman and Krzysztof.  


I am attempting to merge 2.4.2-pre3 at the moment, and am running into
difficulties with the ide code - the changes in our tree and the changes
in Linus's tree do not like each other at the moment. I would hold off
on attempting to use this right now - unless you understand the ide code
very well ;-)

Steve

> 
> The strange thing is, the brand new test machine I built on thursday, 
> (athalon 1000,512M,20G and 80G maxtor drives, via and promise 
> controllers) using the install RPM from the iso distribution...is running 
> like a champ.  I just checked and it has not crashed since late 
> thursday.  Would it be possible for you to email me the .config for your 
> default install (or tell me how to generate it from the iso image), then 
> I can compare what I have turned on that the install does not.  
> 
> I am tending to think this is more a 2.4X problem than an xfs problem.  
> All my machines running 2.2.16-3 (with the appropriate ide patches from 
> hendrick so I can have multicount and dma on the ide drives) run my 
> little stress test fine (by fine I mean if my stress test runs from Friday 
> night when I go home till Monday morning when I get back).
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Sean Dougherty
> Manager of way too much
> TTUHSC At Amarillo
> 
> ps..for the group:  With reguards to Seth Moss comment about the speed of 
> NT...my experience has shown that pretty much a trained monkey with an 
> etch-a-sketch is faster than an NT box :-)
> 
> 



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