linux-kernel - Re: Linux v2.6.18-rc5

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Message-ID: <44F300A8.2000408@watson.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:41:44 -0400
From:	Shailabh Nagar <nagar@...son.ibm.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
CC:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux v2.6.18-rc5

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:19:40 +0200
> Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de> wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, Aug 27, Andrew Morton wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:30:50 -0700 (PDT)
>>> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Linux 2.6.18-rc5 is out there now
>>> (Reporters Bcc'ed: please provide updates)
>>> Subject: oops in __delayacct_blkio_ticks with 2.6.18-rc4
>> This patch is supposed to fix it.
>>
>> http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/8/22/245
>> http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/8/24/299
> 
> Yes, there are two delay-accounting fixes pending - this and a memory leak. 
> Shailabh is off preparing the final versions (I hope).
> 

Both the problems are solved by the same patch.

I'll submit the same by eod. Wanted to get some more stress testing
of the fix using not just the /proc interface (which caused the oops reported)
but also the command interface provided by taskstats/delay accounting.

Thanks,
Shailabh
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