linux-kernel - PS3 Storage Driver O

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Date:	Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:27:52 +0200
From:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>
Cc:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>,
	Alessandro Rubini <rubini@...vis.unipv.it>,
	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: PS3 Storage Driver O_DIRECT issue

This driver (or the generic PS3 code) has appearently problems with
O_DIRECT. 
glibc aborts parted because the malloc metadata get corrupted. While it
is reproducible, the place where it crashes changes with every version
of the debug attempt.
I dont have a handle right now, all I know is that the metadata after a
malloc area get overwritten with zeros.

Can you have a look at this? 
parted /dev/ps3da
print (a few times)
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