linux-kernel - Re: Potential fix for fdtable badness.

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Date:	Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:13:17 -0500
From:	linas@...tin.ibm.com (Linas Vepstas)
To:	Vadim Lobanov <vlobanov@...akeasy.net>
Cc:	Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@...tin.ibm.com>,
	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
	Bryce Harrington <bryce@...l.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Potential fix for fdtable badness.

On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 07:08:18PM -0700, Vadim Lobanov wrote:
> 
> Dave, Olof, Linas, Bryce,
> 
> Could you please test the patch at the bottom of the email to see if it makes
> your computers happy again, if you have the time and inclination to do so?
> 
> +++ new/fs/file.c	2006-10-10 19:01:03.000000000 -0700
> -	nr++;
>  	nr /= (PAGE_SIZE / 4 / sizeof(struct file *));
> -	nr = roundup_pow_of_two(nr);
> +	nr = roundup_pow_of_two(nr + 1);

This fixed things for me!

--linas
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