linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.37 x86 ncpfs regression: kernel BUG at include/linux/dcache.h:340 with >1366 files in directory

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Date:	Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:22:27 +0100
From:	"Dr. Bernd Feige" <bernd.feige@...klinik-freiburg.de>
To:	Christian Kujau <lists@...dbynature.de>
Cc:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, david@...morbit.com,
	npiggin@...il.com
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.37 x86 ncpfs regression: kernel BUG at
 include/linux/dcache.h:340 with >1366 files in directory

> Hasn't there been an earlier 
> attempt[0] to remove 3825bdb7ed920845961f32f364454bee5f469abb back in Nov 
> 2010?
> 
> Christian.
> 
> [0] http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/1308598

It obviously didn't make it into 2.6.37. All I can say is that the bug
is 100% reproducible here by the procedure I outlined. And reading large
directories on ncpfs is as solid as it was in 2.6.36 if only this
dcache.c change is reverted. So I'm of course glad Nick's patch made it
into the tree now and would vote for its inclusion in 2.6.37-1.
I posted this because I didn't find a similar bug report. Or did I
overlook it?

Thanks and best regards,
Bernd
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