linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.22-rc5: pdflush oops under heavy disk load

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Date:	Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:51:12 +0200
From:	"Jesper Juhl" <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
To:	"Chuck Ebbert" <cebbert@...hat.com>
Cc:	"Jay L. T. Cornwall" <jay@...na.co.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.22-rc5: pdflush oops under heavy disk load

On 22/06/07, Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com> wrote:
[snip]
>
> Step 1: run fsck on the filesystem.
>
I agree that running fsck on the filesystem is a good idea, but still,
even a corrupt filesystem should never be able to cause an Oops. In
fact, nothing done from userspace should be able to cause an Oops.

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