linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.24-rc3-mm1 (sync is slow ?)

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Date:	Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:04:34 +0100
From:	Gabriel C <nix.or.die@...glemail.com>
To:	kosaki <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.24-rc3-mm1 (sync is slow ?)

kosaki wrote:
> Hi, Andrew 
> 
>>> Hi, Andrew
>>>
>>> I got following result in 'sync' command.
>>> It was too slow. (memory controller config is off ;)
>>> I attaches my .config.
>>> ==
>  (snip)
>> Well I wonder how we did that.
>>
>> It seems OK here from a quick test (i386, ext3-on-IDE).
>>
>> Maybe device driver/block breakage?

Try revert

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=8655a546c83fc43f0a73416bbd126d02de7ad6c0;hp=5bc717b6bdaaf52edf365eb7d9d8c89fec79df5d

See also :
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/23/5

and search for '2.6.24-rc3-mm1: I/O error, system hangs' on LKML

> 
> I tested x86, ext3-on-SATA(/dev/sda).
> It seems works well.
> 
> Hmm...

IDE/SATA is fine here as well just SCSI broke


Regards,

Gabriel 
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