Re: status of Linux on Alpha?

[Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 08:08:30PM +0200, Marc Giger wrote:
> Hi Ivan,
> 
> Cool!
> 
> I will try your patch after I finished moving to my new flat:-)
> 
> I wonder why it happens only with the XFS code. What I saw
> rw_sem is used all over the place in the kernel.

We do use the downgrade_write interface in XFS, which has
an architecture specific component and a generic component.
Its much less widely used than the rest of the rw_semaphore
code - that'd be a good spot to look if one architecture is
behaving oddly.

cheers.

-- 
Nathan