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Re: status of Linux on Alpha?

To: Marc Giger <gigerstyle@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: status of Linux on Alpha?
From: Marc Giger <gigerstyle@xxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:51:24 +0200
Cc: Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx, Måns Rullgård <mru@xxxxxx>, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Hi,

What's the current status of the problem? Is nobody interested to fix
it, or am I just impatient? Did I provide not enough information?
I'm running 2.6.5 with the reverted patch for 2 weeks now without any
problems.

Regards

Marc

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:49:07 +0200
Marc Giger <gigerstyle@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Ivan, All
> 
> First, sorry for the cross posting...
> 
> After long sessions of patching, recompiling, and testing I finally
> found the cause of my problems. XFS people, please read:
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=108047692409817&w=2
> and
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107910319729364&w=2
> 
> After reverting 1.1608.29.12 all is fine again.
> Interestingly, this patch was listed on bkbits between 2.6.3
> and 2.6.4-rc1 but was added to the source tree between 2.6.4-rc1 and
> 2.6.4-rc2 :-( Again something learned for the future...
> 
> Ivan, I think your new semaphore code is still ok because it doesn't
> matter if it is the new or old code. Both versions have a problem with
> the xfs-patch.
> 
> For further questions you know how to reach me:-)
> 
> greets
> 
> Marc
> 
> 
> On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 23:06:51 +0400
> Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 01:48:28PM +0200, Marc Giger wrote:
> > > > Presently, I reached a stage on which I don't know longer what
> > > > to do:-( I isolated the problem between 2.6.3-rc1 and 2.6.3-rc2.
> > > > I
> > >                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > >                                read as 2.6.4-rc1 and 2.6.4-rc2
> > 
> > Thanks for your work.
> > 
> > > > also reverted 1.1608.56.1 , 1.1608.51.36 and all xfs related
> > > > patches from rc2 with no luck.
> > > > All other changes seems unrelated to me.
> > 
> > I'd also revert 1.1608.51.22 and all networking changes.
> > 
> > Ivan.
> > 
> 
> 


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