linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Re: [autofs] Bad race condition in the new autofs protocol somewhere

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Date:	Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:52:39 +0900
From:	Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net>
To:	Olivier Galibert <galibert@...ox.com>
Cc:	"Hack inc." <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, autofs@...ux.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Re: [autofs] Bad race condition in the new autofs
	protocol somewhere

On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 14:57 +0100, Olivier Galibert wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 03:43:14PM +0900, Ian Kent wrote:
> > On Thu, 2007-02-08 at 11:33 +0900, Ian Kent wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 19:18 +0100, Olivier Galibert wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 03:07:41AM +0900, Ian Kent wrote:
> > > > > It may be better to update to a later kernel so I don't have to port the
> > > > > patch to several different kernels. Is that possible?
> > > > 
> > > > Sure, 2.6.20 or -git?
> > > 
> > > 2.6.20 has all the patches I've proposed so far except for the one we're
> > > working on so that would be best for me.
> > > 
> > > Seems there may still be a problem with the patch so I'll let you know
> > > what's happening as soon as I can.
> > 
> > I think I'm just about done.
> > 
> > Could you try using the two patches here against 2.6.20 please:
> 
> The patch works beautifully, no more failures with my test rig, until
> the point where the kernel crashes.  Since the crashes happen without
> the patch too, you're off the hook, but that means I can't deploy it
> for harsher testing yet.
> 
> No wonder Dave Jones is prudent about updating kernels in fc :-)

Indeed.
Which kernel can you use?
I believe that 2200 had another problem so can you use an fc5 kernel
later than that?

Ian


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