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Message-ID: <20070520192116.GA83@tv-sign.ru>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 23:21:16 +0400
From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
To: zilvinas@...ibox.com
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel NFS lockd freezes notebook on shutdown (Linux 2.6.22-rc1 + CFS v12)
On 05/20, zilvinas@...ibox.com wrote:
>
> I've done some more tests and quite frankly I think this is really related
> to the dreaded ''fglrx.ko'' module. It seems to me that it is much easier
> to reproduce the problem if that damn module is loaded. It does uses
> workqueue. Then there is another driver ipw3945 loaded and it is required
> to run binary only ''ipw3945d'' daemon just to start using wireless driver
> ...
>
> In either way both these kernel modules are workqueue users.
>
> Btw, I had also tested kernel (compiled from the same source) but on
> different laptop (EVO N800v), single core, Pentium M 2GHz. Kernel is not
> freezing on shutdown, even loop nfs kernel stop/start - does not cause any
> kernel panic as on nx9420 (Dual Core) laptop. And that with or without any
> patch applied from Oleg. :((
Great. Even if not a bugfix, this patch is a reasonable cleanup anyway.
Thank you very much for additional testing and report!
Oleg.
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