linux-kernel - Re: kernel Oops in ext3 code

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Date:	Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:27:59 +0200
From:	Norbert Preining <preining@...ic.at>
To:	Mingming Cao <cmm@...ibm.com>,
	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Badari Pulavarty <pbadari@...il.com>,
	ext4 <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: kernel Oops in ext3 code

Hi all,

On Fr, 28 Sep 2007, Mingming Cao wrote:
> i_block_alloc_info, it should be 0x14(20 bytes)...Are you running a
> vanilla 2.6.23-rc6?

Well yes, I add one patch for reducing the usb device resetting time,
but this was definitely not the problem, no usb device was attached.

> from the cache, so racing is not a issue there. Possible random memory
> corruption?

Could be could be. I would say since it is such a strange thing and
nobody has an idea we leave it for now, random memory corruption sounds
nice. If it occurs I can come back.


Best wishes

Norbert

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