linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.24-sha1: RIP [<ffffffff802596c8>] iov_iter

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Date:	Tue, 4 Mar 2008 03:41:27 +1100
From:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
To:	"Kevin Coffman" <kwc@...i.umich.edu>
Cc:	"Alexey Dobriyan" <adobriyan@...il.com>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.24-sha1: RIP [<ffffffff802596c8>] iov_iter_advance+0x38/0x70

On Tuesday 04 March 2008 00:30, Kevin Coffman wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 11:38 PM, Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au> 
> >  Hmm, thanks for testing... Could it be caused by other bugs introduced
> >  in the kernel you are testing? Is the failing test using writev to
> >  write the file? Do you have any indication of the pattern of corruption?
>
> Well, all I did was apply your patch and re-run the same tests I've
> been running successfully.   (I'm still sitting at 2.6.25-rc1 right
> now).  Sorry, I don't have details about the corruption.  I'm home
> sick today, but I'll try to get more details when I get back in the
> office.

OK my last patch had a silly thinko in it, sorry. I'll improve it
and retest it before asking you to do any more. Thanks so far..

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