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Date:	Wed, 4 Oct 2006 22:27:18 -0700
From:	"Steve Hindle" <mech422@...il.com>
To:	"David Chinner" <dgc@....com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jgarzik@...ox.com,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: Hardlock with 2.6.1[678] on Abit AI7, ICH5 + XFS, SATA under heavy I/O load

On 10/4/06, David Chinner <dgc@....com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 06:28:35PM -0700, Steve Hindle wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> >  My machine is hardlocking with recent kernels (including 2.6.18-mm3)
> > under heavy I/O load (for instance, just compiling the kernel is
> > enough to lock the machine).  No bug,oops,or panic and nothing in the
> > system logs.
>
> Does it happen on any other filesystems? Is this your root filesystem
> that is hanging?
>
no, its not my root - but my other partitions are also XFS and are on
the same drive...
so not really any way to check ATM.

> Journalling filesystems shouldn't get corrupted by hangs or
> crashes...

I understood this in theory - but was rather pleased theory == practice.
However, I didn't even notice a 'not unmounted cleanly' message during
subsequent boots?
I might just have missed it though - Debian's boot has gotten much
'chattier' over the years...

Steve
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