That path is for 2.2.15 and the code is already incorporated in 2.2.16 (i checked)
thanks though nate On 27 Jul 2000, Camm Maguire wrote: camm >There is an errata patch on Alan Cox's website that fixes this. Its a camm >one liner. camm > camm >Take care, camm > camm >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: camm > camm >> I sent this email to debian-user & debian-devel@lists.debian.org had 1 camm >> other user that had this same problem. It is quite severe. camm >> camm >> below is the original email about the kernel puking when running e2fsck on camm >> a software raid(level 1) device: camm >> camm >> camm >> -- begin original email -- camm >> To: Debian user mailinglist <debian-user@lists.debian.org> camm >> Subject: e2fsck+raid+linux 2.2.16 = crash? camm >> From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> camm >> Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:40:34 -0700 (PDT) camm >> cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org camm >> camm >> camm >> camm >> Today... camm >> camm >> One of my systems crashed due to SCSI disk errors. camm >> camm >> when it came back up it crashed again. so i had to go to the site (2 hour camm >> drive!@) and took a look at it. camm >> camm >> it seems when the system tries to run e2fsck on the raid set the system camm >> crashes with the message: camm >> camm >> Jul 14 13:36:30 galactica kernel: VFS: grow_buffers: size = 16384 camm >> Jul 14 13:36:31 galactica last message repeated 665 times camm >> Jul 14 13:36:31 galactica kernel: 384 camm >> Jul 14 13:36:31 galactica kernel: VFS: grow_buffers: size = 16384 camm >> Jul 14 13:36:31 galactica last message repeated 814 times camm >> Jul 14 13:36:31 galactica kernel: 384 camm >> Jul 14 13:36:31 galactica kernel: VFS: grow_buffers: size = 16384 camm >> Jul 14 13:36:31 galactica last message repeated 468 times camm >> camm >> it goes on and on and on..(the people on site left it in that state for a camm >> good hour and a half until i got there) camm >> camm >> This did not happen with 2.2.15. This is also the first time i have run camm >> e2fsck on the raid drive since upgrading to 2.2.16. As a result i have camm >> been forced to mount the raid array unclean just so i could get the system camm >> up and running so the rest of the staff at the site could go home(its camm >> co-located). I didn't think to reboot to 2.2.15 and run e2fsck on it camm >> before i left i was in a real rush. camm >> camm >> System configuration: camm >> camm >> Asus P2L97-DS (this board does not have scsi despite the "DS" model code) camm >> Dual P2-233 camm >> 128MB PC100 SDRAM x 3 (384MB total) camm >> Matrox G100 AGP Video camm >> Adaptec AHA 2940UW PCI camm >> 3Com 3C905C w/drivers from www.3com.com camm >> Generic ATAPI 32x CDROM camm >> Root device: IBM DDRS-34560D 4.3GB camm >> Raid system: IBM-DNES-30917OW 9.1GB (x2) Software raid mode 1 camm >> Additional Storage: QUANTUM VIKING 4.5WSE 4.5GB (<- the cause of the camm >> initial crash) camm >> camm >> camm >> Linux Distribution: Debian GNU/Linux 2.1r4 camm >> Installed: Mid-march camm >> Installed with kernel: 2.2.14+ow1 (www.openwall.com/linux) camm >> Currently running: 2.2.16+ow1 camm >> camm >> Raid version: 0.36.4 camm >> camm >> this happened again and again, and i finally traced it down to this by camm >> disabling automounting of /dev/md0 in /etc/fstab and the system booted camm >> fine. ckraid was run multiple times with no crash(it ran everytime the camm >> system crashed due to other reasons). Once i tried to run e2fsck on camm >> /dev/md0 the errors(above) flooded the screen until i ctrl-alt-del. camm >> camm >> I'm not a kernel hacker but i was curious if this is a known issue? i do camm >> read kernel traffic every week but i haven't seen anything specifically camm >> realted to raid mentioned (that i can remember). I think what i will do is camm >> download the data off the raid set, and reformat it so it can be camm >> "clean" again. or reboot to 2.2.15 and run e2fsck on it.. camm >> camm >> i can try to provide more info if needed, let me know, i just dont want to camm >> have to drive up there again if i can avoid it:) camm >> camm >> help! camm >> camm >> nate camm >> camm >> ::: camm >> http://www.aphroland.org/ camm >> http://www.linuxpowered.net/ camm >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] camm >> 3:24pm up 1:30, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00 camm >> camm >> -- end original email -- camm >> camm >> one user on debian-user pointed me to a patch: camm >> camm >> http://www.linux.org.uk/VERSION/relnotes.2216.html camm >> camm >> but it appears this code is already in 2.2.16. This does not happen in camm >> 2.2.15. camm >> camm >> any ideas? btw, im not on the list so if you could please cc: me when camm >> responding. camm >> camm >> thanks! camm >> camm >> nate camm >> camm >> camm >> ::: camm >> http://www.aphroland.org/ camm >> http://www.linuxpowered.net/ camm >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] camm >> 3:36pm up 23:04, 2 users, load average: 0.04, 0.01, 0.00 camm >> camm >> camm >> - camm >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in camm >> the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] camm >> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ camm >> camm >> camm > camm >-- camm >Camm Maguire [EMAIL PROTECTED] camm >========================================================================== camm >"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens." -- Baha'u'llah camm > ::: http://www.aphroland.org/ http://www.linuxpowered.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5:27pm up 11 days, 54 min, 1 user, load average: 0.07, 0.17, 0.08
