linux-kernel - Re: [kvm-devel] severe bug in 2.6.23+ kvm.git

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Date:	Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:49:47 +0200
From:	Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>
To:	"Luca Tettamanti" <kronos.it@...il.com>
Cc:	"Laurent Vivier" <Laurent.Vivier@...l.net>, carsteno@...ibm.com,
	"Mike Lampard" <mike@...net.net.au>, Linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	"Jan Engelhardt" <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>,
	"Aurelien Jarno" <aurelien@...el32.net>
Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] severe bug in 2.6.23+ kvm.git

Am Freitag, 19. Oktober 2007 schrieb Luca Tettamanti:
> linus-git has at least one bug with SG chaining, but usually it just
> hangs the machine. Patch is here:
> 
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/17/269

Looks promising.
I pulled this fix by pulling the latest Linus-git into the kvm.git. I also 
enabled some debug options in the kernel hacking section. This resulting 
kernel seems to be stable so far. We will see in the next days if the problem
is really gone.

Thanks to all for your ideas. 

Christian
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