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

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Message-ID: <20060829083643.A3150749@wobbly.melbourne.sgi.com>
Date:	Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:36:43 +1000
From:	Nathan Scott <nathans@....com>
To:	Kasper Sandberg <lkml@...anurb.dk>,
	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux v2.6.18-rc5

On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 12:35:00PM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> On 28/08/06, Kasper Sandberg <lkml@...anurb.dk> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2006-08-28 at 12:10 +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> > > Not really a regression, more like a long standing bug, but XFS has
> > > issues in 2.6.18-rc* (and earlier kernels, at least post 2.6.11).
> > and you are saying this issue exists in all post .11 kernels?

I would be surprised if this is not a day one bug, it probably
even affects the IRIX version of XFS.  Our problem is the lack
of a test case to find it - my efforts have come to naught so
far.  I'm having to cross my fingers that Jesper can extract a
bit more information when he's next able to hit it.

> > > See the thread titled "2.6.18-rc3-git3 - XFS - BUG: unable to handle
> > > kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000078" for the
> > > full story.

That, and another story - Jesper hijacked that thread ;) - the
inital bug there was found and fixed, and the fix has now been
merged.  But (fyi, Kasper) much of that thread is discussing a
different bug to this one.

cheers.

-- 
Nathan
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