linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC - TAKE TWO - 00/12] New version of the BFQ I/O Scheduler

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Date:	Wed, 4 Jun 2014 10:39:55 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Paolo Valente <paolo.valente@...more.it>
Cc:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>,
	Fabio Checconi <fchecconi@...il.com>,
	Arianna Avanzini <avanzini.arianna@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org, cgroups@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC - TAKE TWO - 00/12] New version of the BFQ I/O
 Scheduler

Hi!

> > Like this: I applied patch over today's git... 
> > 
> > I only see last bits of panic...
> > 
> > Call trace:
> > __bfq_bfqq_expire
> > bfq_bfqq_expire
> > bfq_dispatch_requests
> > sci_request_fn
> > ...
> > EIP: T.1839+0x26

> > Any ideas?
> > 			
> 
> We have tried to think about ways to trigger this failure, but in vain. Unfortunately, so far no user has reported any failure with this last version of bfq either. Finally, we have gone through a new static analysis, but also in this case uselessly.
> 
> So, if you are willing to retry, we have put online a version of the code filled with many BUG_ONs. I hope they can make it easier to track down the bug. The archive is here:
> http://algogroup.unimore.it/people/paolo/disk_sched/debugging-patches/3.15.0-rc8-v7rc5.tgz
>

BUG: Unable to handle kernel paging request ad dee22fa0
IP: bfq_del_bfqq_busy+0x4d
...
Tainted: GW 3.15.0-rc8+
...
Call trace:
__bfq_bfqq_expire
bfq_bfqq_expire
? bfq_bfqq_expire
? bfq_bfqq_expire
bfq_idle_slice_timer
call_timer_fn
...

> Should this attempt be useless as well, I will, if you do not mind, try by asking you more details about your system and reproducing your configuration as much as I can.
>

See the preivous email...

Best regards,
									Pavel
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