linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.16.32 stuck in generic_file_aio

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0612141012200.15891@jdi.jdi-ict.nl>
Date:	Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:25:02 +0100 (CET)
From:	Igmar Palsenberg <i.palsenberg@...-ict.nl>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, npiggin@...e.de,
	erich <erich@...ca.com.tw>
Subject: Re: 2.6.16.32 stuck in generic_file_aio_write()


> > See below. The other machine is mostly identifical, except for i8042 
> > missing (probably due to running an older kernel, or small differences in 
> > the kernel config).
> > 
> 
> Does the other machine have the same problems?

No, but that machine has a lot less disk and networkactivity.
 
> Are you able to rule out a hardware failure?

100% ? No, but the hardware is relatively new (about a year old), and of 
good quality. It's hard to reprodure, so looking at it when it starts to 
fault isn't possible either :(

> The disk interrupt is unshared, which rules out a few software problems, I
> guess.

Indeed. Bah, I hate these kind of things :(



Regards,


	Igmar
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