linux-kernel - Re: in 2.6.23-rc3-git7 in do_cciss

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Message-Id: <20080821172653.3e3e855c.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:26:53 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	"Miller, Mike (OS Dev)" <Mike.Miller@...com>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	akpm <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: in 2.6.23-rc3-git7 in do_cciss_intr

On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:25:24 +0000 Miller, Mike (OS Dev) wrote:

> > >
> > > Randy,
> > > We know of a race condition in cciss_init_one. It's fixed
> > in 2.6.26 I believe. Here's the patch:
> > >
> > >
> > http://groups.google.com/group/linux.kernel/browse_thread/thread/7b39f
> > > 2b77622ab03/4f5f45c008655ca1?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=cciss#4f5f45c008655ca1
> >
> >
> > Mike,
> > Sorry, but my fingers have typoed the $subject.  My bad.
> > Kernel is 2.6.27-rc3-git7 (from above):
> >
> > > > > > Modules linked in: cciss(+) ehci_hcd ohci_hcd uhci_hcd
> > > > > > Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.27-rc3-git7 #1
> > > > > > RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa001bb68>]  [<ffffffffa001bb68>]
> > > > > > do_cciss_intr+0x627/0xa6c [cciss]
> >
> Hmmmmm, let me know what happens from your retest. I'll look at this as soon as I finish what I'm doing now. We trying to spin for our test teams but I have something hopelessly broken. :(

It didn't BUG in the retest.  That just means that it's more difficult
to find/fix, right?

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~Randy
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