[xfs-masters] Re: Linux 2.6.15-rc2

[Jeffrey Hundstad <jeffrey.hundstad@xxxxxxxx>]

Linus Torvalds wrote:

>>BTW: Since I have your ear, this same version DOES seem to have some
>>other bug as well.  I did a "make distclean" and the "rm -f" of all he
>>object files hung forever in "D" state.  I'm using XFS on IDE disks. 
>>I'm using the same config as was posted before.  I didn't get anything
>>in an log files that would indicate a problem.  Has this been reported? 
>>If not, what can I do to make a meaningful report?
>>    
>>
>
>I don't recognize those symptoms, so more info would be nice.
>
>For example, it would be good to know where the threads are that are 
>waiting uninterruptibly. You should be able to get that info with Sysrq 
>'T' (or with the old "ctrl + ScrollLock" thing).
>
>That should tell us if they're hung on a semaphore or waiting for disk IO 
>to complete or what...
>
It has been pointed out to me that the XFS team does know about this and 
is looking into it.  The thread is "unable to use dpkg 2.6.15-rc2".

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Jeffrey Hundstad