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Date:	Sat, 9 Dec 2006 10:26:39 +0100
From:	Marc Haber <mh+linux-kernel@...schlus.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.19 file content corruption on ext3

On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 11:50:37AM -0500, Phillip Susi wrote:
> Marc Haber wrote:
> >I went back to 2.6.18.3 to debug this, and the system ran for three
> >days without problems and without corrupting
> >/var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin. After booting 2.6.19 again, it took three
> >hours for the file corruption to show again.
> >
> >I do not have an idea what could cause this other than the 2.6.19
> >kernel.
> <snip>
> >I'll happily deliver information that might be needed to nail down
> >this issue. Can anybody give advice about how to solve this?
> 
> I'd say start git bisecting to track down which commit the problem 
> starts at.

Unfortunately, I am lacking the knowledge needed to do this in an
informed way. I am neither familiar enough with git nor do I possess
the necessary C powers.

Greetings
Marc

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