linux-kernel - Re: broken dpt_i2o in 2.6.23 (was: ext2 check page: bad entry in directory) (fwd)

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Date:	Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:38:08 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Anders Henke <anders.henke@...d1.de>
Cc:	miquels@...tron.nl, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, matthew@....cx,
	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: broken dpt_i2o in 2.6.23 (was: ext2 check page: bad entry in
 directory) (fwd)

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:58:41 +0100 Anders Henke <anders.henke@...d1.de> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to let you now that my boxes are running a 32-bit kernel, so
> the 64-bit-uncleanliness shouldn't apply to my boxes; however,
> 
> http://www.miquels.cistron.nl/linux/dpt_i2o-64bit-2.6.23.patch
> 
> fixed the issue on my testbox.
> 
> I took a clean 2.6.23, applied patch, recompiled the kernel, reboot: works.

What a huge patch :(

We already reverted the offening patch so I assume that 2.6.24-rc5 is
working for you?

I guess we need to look at restoring "dpt_i2o: convert to SCSI hotplug
model" and then absorbing what Miquel has done there.

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