linux-kernel - Re: hunt for 2.6.37 dm-crypt+ext4 corruption?

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Date:	Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:21:17 +0100
From:	Milan Broz <mbroz@...hat.com>
To:	Heinz Diehl <htd@...tha.org>
CC:	Matt <jackdachef@...il.com>, Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	linux-btrfs <linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org>,
	dm-devel <dm-devel@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	htd <htd@...cy-poultry.org>,
	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>, htejun@...il.com,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Jon Nelson <jnelson@...poni.net>
Subject: Re: hunt for 2.6.37 dm-crypt+ext4 corruption?

On 12/05/2010 11:09 AM, Heinz Diehl wrote:
> On 05.12.2010, Matt wrote: 

> I have to take back my other two emails, stating that no corruption
> happened with the dm-crypt multi-cpu patch. Today, I encountered
> filesystem corruption on one, and a complete hardlock on another machine.
> No logfile entries, no m-sysrq, a complete deadlock. Filesystem was
> corrupted here too, had to reboot from CD.

Which kernel? 2.6.37-rc?

Anyone seen this with 2.6.36 and the same dmcrypt patch?
(All info I had is that is is stable with here.)

It still seems to like dmcrypt with its parallel processing is just
trigger to another bug in 37-rc.

Milan
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