linux-kernel - Re: [SCSI][REGRESSION][BISECTED] Disk errors loop forever in 2.6.29

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Date:	Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:52:36 -0800 (PST)
From:	Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com>
To:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	rjw@...k.pl, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [SCSI][REGRESSION][BISECTED] Disk errors loop forever in 2.6.29

> From: Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
>
> On Thu, 19 Feb 2009, Sitsofe Wheeler wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > There appears to be a regression from 2.6.28 in how disk errors are
> > handled in 2.6.29rc5 - rather than trying and eventually giving up, it
> > appears to try (and report) forever. 
> 
> See this thread and patch:
> 
>     http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123490148422684&w=2

The patch there (actually I downloaded it from http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/7989/ )
did not make any diference. I fear my disk will soon have torn itself to bits but until then I
can trigger the error at will so I can test any patches that are suggested...



      
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