linux-kernel - Re: XFS read hangs in 3.1-rc10

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Message-ID: <20111116195643.GF24411@hostway.ca>
Date:	Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:56:43 -0800
From:	Simon Kirby <sim@...tway.ca>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xfs@....sgi.com
Subject: Re: XFS read hangs in 3.1-rc10

On Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 05:03:24PM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:

> Sorry Simon,
> 
> I haven't really been able to get back to this as fast as I wanted to
> do.  Can you do another run and check if the patch still helps your
> issue even if you remove the xfs_log_force line?

Hello!

Sorry for the delay in testing.

Yes, everything looks fine even with the xfs_log_force line from your
patch commented out. So, the changes in xfs_reclaim_inode() are just the
set_bit(XBT_FORCE_FLUSH) and wake_up_process(), relative to 3.1.

Simon-
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