On Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 02:50:46PM -0600, Ed Cashin wrote: > >>> The blk_alloc_queue has already done a bdi_init, so do not bdi_init again > >>> in > >>> aoeblk_gdalloc. > >>> > >>> The patch below applies to v3.5.6, with its v47 aoe driver. On my system > >>> it > >>> eliminates the list_del corruption messages. > >> > >> Since the patch doesn't apply to current -git, does the problem not > >> exist there? > > > > The original post is about an older kernel with the v47 aoe driver. The > > current mainline has a v81 aoe driver, so the patch for v3.5.6 isn't > > expected to apply to the mainline. > > > > I'm currently investigating the state of the mainline with relation to this > > issue. > > I don't see the extra call to bdi_init in aoe driver v81 in the mainline git > tree, and > I don't see the symptoms under discussion, either, when performing the same > test steps. > > Kernels with aoe v47 can use the patch I just posted. > > I'm going to go through the stable kernels and check, but I believe kernels > after > v47 but before commit 0a41409c5180 should apply the fix in 0a41409c5180: > > commit 0a41409c518083133e79015092585d68915865be > Author: Ed Cashin <ecas...@coraid.com> > Date: Mon Dec 17 16:03:58 2012 -0800 > > aoe: remove vestigial request queue allocation > > Josh, can you confirm that the patch I posted in this thread today works for > your customer?
Sure. I'll get a test kernel built with that patch and ask them to test. josh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
