linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.19 file content corruption on ext3

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Date:	Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:28:44 +0100
From:	Martin Michlmayr <tbm@...ius.com>
To:	Marc Haber <mh+linux-kernel@...schlus.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>, andrei.popa@...eo.ro,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>,
	Florian Weimer <fw@...eb.enyo.de>
Subject: Re: 2.6.19 file content corruption on ext3

* Marc Haber <mh+linux-kernel@...schlus.de> [2006-12-19 09:51]:
> I do not have a clue about memory management at all, but is it
> possible that you're testing on a box with too much memory? My box has
> only 256 MB, and I used to use mutt with a _huge_ inbox with mutt
> taking somewhat 150 MB. Add spamassassin and a reasonably busy mail
> server, and the box used to be like 150 MB in swap.

FWIW, the ARM box I see this on has only 32 MB memory (and a 133 or
266 MHz CPU).  I don't see it on another ARM box (different ARM
sub-arch) with 128 MB memory and a 600 MHz CPU.
-- 
Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/
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