linux-kernel - Re: kernel 2.6.23 CFS problem?

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Date:	Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:47:02 +0200
From:	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
To:	WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
Cc:	"Wang, Baojun" <wangbj@....edu.cn>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	gentoo-user@...ts.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: kernel 2.6.23 CFS problem?

On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 12:45 +0800, WANG Cong wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 10:57:45AM +0800, Wang, Baojun wrote:
> >hi, list
> >
> >  I've upgraded my kernel from 2.6.22.9 to 2.6.23 when it was out, After that 
> >I can't install ELDK 4.1 anymore (The one I installed was crashed), it always 
> >stopped at preparing install package XXX (or YYY sometimes), I've waited for 
> >a very long time(more than 1 hour), but it still the same. After I switch 
> >back to kernel 2.6.22.9, everything is fine. Is there somebody have the some 
> >problem like me?
> >
> 
> What's your XXX or YYY?
> 
> What error messages did you get?
> 
> Why don't you try to update your glibc or something like that?
> 
> I am afraid it's off-topic here.

Not necessarily so if kernel version indeed makes the difference between
hung install and successful completion.

Perhaps he has any tasks stuck in 'D' state?  If so, SysRq-t output for
these would be a good thing to collect.  What leads him to suspect the
process scheduler, etc.  More details are needed.

(I went looking for this package, but there are several, and they're
huge)

	-Mike

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