linux-kernel - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9482] New: kernel GPF in 2.6.24 (g09f345da)

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Date:	Mon, 3 Dec 2007 18:42:28 -0500
From:	"Ed L. Cashin" <ecashin@...aid.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	jnelson-kernel-bugzilla@...poni.net,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org, nickpiggin@...oo.com.au,
	clameter@....com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rjw@...k.pl,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9482] New: kernel GPF in 2.6.24 (g09f345da)

On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 03:13:49PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:47:22 -0800
> Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> 
> > Does this fix?
> 
> Slightly more elaborate version

Yes, this patch does eliminate the problem.  Without it, no write can
complete, and with it I have seen many writes complete without any
trouble.

Thank you for looking into this.  I will look more closely at this
patch tomorrow.

-- 
  Ed L Cashin <ecashin@...aid.com>
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