linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: fix page_mkclean_one (was: 2.6.19 file content corruption on ext3)

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Date:	Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:16:14 -0700
From:	"Gordon Farquharson" <gordonfarquharson@...il.com>
To:	"Martin Michlmayr" <tbm@...ius.com>
Cc:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...l.org>,
	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...l.org>,
	"Peter Zijlstra" <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	"Hugh Dickins" <hugh@...itas.com>,
	"Nick Piggin" <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	"Arjan van de Ven" <arjan@...radead.org>,
	"Andrei Popa" <andrei.popa@...eo.ro>,
	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Florian Weimer" <fw@...eb.enyo.de>,
	"Marc Haber" <mh+linux-kernel@...schlus.de>,
	"Martin Schwidefsky" <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
	"Heiko Carstens" <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
	"Arnd Bergmann" <arnd.bergmann@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: fix page_mkclean_one (was: 2.6.19 file content corruption on ext3)

On 12/22/06, Martin Michlmayr <tbm@...ius.com> wrote:

> sh-3.1# ls -l /var/cache/apt/
> total 5252
> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root    12288 Dec 22 04:41 archives
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12582912 Dec 22 04:45 pkgcache.bin
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root     8554 Dec 22 04:45 srcpkgcache.bin

This listing is a little different to what I got. For me,
srcpkgcache.bin did not exist when apt eventually finished. Did you
notice whether the install took a lot longer than usual ?

> Gordon, does it fail for you where it normally does (installing
> initramfs-tools) or much later?  For me, the installer was able to
> install initramfs-tools and the kernel, but apt now hangs at "Select
> and install software".

apt didn't hang for me, it just took 20 to 30 minutes to complete
building the package database. Usually, it takes less than a minute.
The installer stopped because it could not find a kernel to install. I
have seen this failure mde before, and as you have previously pointed
out, is probably the same problem (corrupted apt cache files), just a
different manifestation.

Gordon

-- 
Gordon Farquharson
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