Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-29 Thread Harold Oga

On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 11:55:44AM +0100, Ondrej Sury wrote:
>Harold Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>I'm seeing similar problems with my system on 2.4.1-pre10.  This is an
>> AMD Thunderbird 900, MSI K7T Pro2-A mobo w/VIA KT133 chipset, UP, ide/scsi
>> mix.  2.4.1-pre10 works fine if I don't configure ACPI.  I'll try to
>> narrow down when this problem started showing up later today, as I
>> initially moved from 2.4.1-pre3 straight to 2.4.1-pre10.
>
>It's something between pre9 and pre10, and probably it's VIA chipset
>problem.
Hi,
   Ok, it appears that I have 2.4.1-pre10 working properly again.  Looks
like the changes Andy made to the acpi_idle stuff was the problem.  I made
the change Andy suggested on the acpi list, namely commenting out the line
"pm_idle = acpi_idle;" at the bottom of /usr/src/linux/drivers/acpi/cpu.c,
which seems to fix the problem.

This patch makes it clear what I did:
--- linux/drivers/acpi/cpu.c.orig   Mon Jan 29 15:19:21 2001
+++ linux/drivers/acpi/cpu.cMon Jan 29 15:22:14 2001
@@ -329,12 +329,5 @@
acpi_pm_timer_init();


-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-   if (smp_num_cpus == 1)
-   pm_idle = acpi_idle;
-#else
-   pm_idle = acpi_idle;
-#endif
-
return 0;
 }

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RE: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-29 Thread Grover, Andrew

> On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Dieter Nützel wrote:
> 
> > > I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll 
> do the final
> > > 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. 
> Please test that the
> > > pre-kernel works for you..
> > 
> > Hello Linus,
> > 
> > can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI 
> source release 
> > updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?
> 
> Does it fix stuff? Andrew?

This fixes VAIO and power down. I've sent the patch separately, so please
apply it when you get the chance.

Thanks -- Regards -- Andy

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11 / ll_rw_b watermark metric?

2001-01-29 Thread Jens Axboe

On Mon, Jan 29 2001, Petr Vandrovec wrote:
> On 29 Jan 01 at 4:43, Dieter Nützel wrote:
> > I have pre11 running with Andrea's suggested fix.
> >
> > high_queued_sectors = total_ram / 3;
> > low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors / 2;
> > if (low_queued_sectors < 0)
> > low_queued_sectors = total_ram / 2;
> >
> 
> I have one question: How it can happen that low_queued_sectors
> is less than zero with this changed logic? (And if it get triggered,
> low_queued_sectors will be greater than high_queued_sectors - which
> is not what we want...)

This wasn't my change, but you're right it's wrong.

> But it is certainly better than 2.4.0-pre8 approach, as
> with 200MB of memory (exactly 192MB left unused) you can end up with
> low_queued_sectors == 0... And it does not give you optimal behavior.

Same here, definitely not right either. Dunno how I missed that.

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11 / ll_rw_b watermark metric?

2001-01-29 Thread Petr Vandrovec

On 29 Jan 01 at 4:43, Dieter Nützel wrote:
> I have pre11 running with Andrea's suggested fix.
> 
> high_queued_sectors = total_ram / 3;
> low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors / 2;
> if (low_queued_sectors < 0)
> low_queued_sectors = total_ram / 2;
>  

I have one question: How it can happen that low_queued_sectors
is less than zero with this changed logic? (And if it get triggered, 
low_queued_sectors will be greater than high_queued_sectors - which 
is not what we want...)

But it is certainly better than 2.4.0-pre8 approach, as
with 200MB of memory (exactly 192MB left unused) you can end up with 
low_queued_sectors == 0... And it does not give you optimal behavior.
Best regards,
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-29 Thread Ondrej Sury

Harold Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Hi,
>I'm seeing similar problems with my system on 2.4.1-pre10.  This is an
> AMD Thunderbird 900, MSI K7T Pro2-A mobo w/VIA KT133 chipset, UP, ide/scsi
> mix.  2.4.1-pre10 works fine if I don't configure ACPI.  I'll try to
> narrow down when this problem started showing up later today, as I
> initially moved from 2.4.1-pre3 straight to 2.4.1-pre10.

It's something between pre9 and pre10, and probably it's VIA chipset
problem.

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-29 Thread Harold Oga

On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 12:02:33PM +0200, Meelis Roos wrote:
>LT> I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
>LT> 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
>LT> pre-kernel works for you..
>[...]
>LT> pre10:
>[...]
>LT>  - Andy Grover: APCI update
>
>I tried test11 yesterday. Works fine except when I enable ACPI instead of
>APM. Never tried this before but now I decided to give it a try.
>After initialising ACPI, the machine became slow as a 386 or a 286.
>
>AMD Duron 600, Soltek 75KV mobo w/VIA KT133 chipset, UP-APIC kernel, IDE-only
>system.
Hi,
   I'm seeing similar problems with my system on 2.4.1-pre10.  This is an
AMD Thunderbird 900, MSI K7T Pro2-A mobo w/VIA KT133 chipset, UP, ide/scsi
mix.  2.4.1-pre10 works fine if I don't configure ACPI.  I'll try to
narrow down when this problem started showing up later today, as I
initially moved from 2.4.1-pre3 straight to 2.4.1-pre10.

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-29 Thread Meelis Roos

LT> I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
LT> 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
LT> pre-kernel works for you..
[...]
LT> pre10:
[...]
LT>  - Andy Grover: APCI update

I tried test11 yesterday. Works fine except when I enable ACPI instead of
APM. Never tried this before but now I decided to give it a try.
After initialising ACPI, the machine became slow as a 386 or a 286.

AMD Duron 600, Soltek 75KV mobo w/VIA KT133 chipset, UP-APIC kernel, IDE-only
system.

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-29 Thread Meelis Roos

LT I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
LT 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
LT pre-kernel works for you..
[...]
LT pre10:
[...]
LT  - Andy Grover: APCI update

I tried test11 yesterday. Works fine except when I enable ACPI instead of
APM. Never tried this before but now I decided to give it a try.
After initialising ACPI, the machine became slow as a 386 or a 286.

AMD Duron 600, Soltek 75KV mobo w/VIA KT133 chipset, UP-APIC kernel, IDE-only
system.

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-29 Thread Harold Oga

On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 12:02:33PM +0200, Meelis Roos wrote:
LT I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
LT 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
LT pre-kernel works for you..
[...]
LT pre10:
[...]
LT  - Andy Grover: APCI update

I tried test11 yesterday. Works fine except when I enable ACPI instead of
APM. Never tried this before but now I decided to give it a try.
After initialising ACPI, the machine became slow as a 386 or a 286.

AMD Duron 600, Soltek 75KV mobo w/VIA KT133 chipset, UP-APIC kernel, IDE-only
system.
Hi,
   I'm seeing similar problems with my system on 2.4.1-pre10.  This is an
AMD Thunderbird 900, MSI K7T Pro2-A mobo w/VIA KT133 chipset, UP, ide/scsi
mix.  2.4.1-pre10 works fine if I don't configure ACPI.  I'll try to
narrow down when this problem started showing up later today, as I
initially moved from 2.4.1-pre3 straight to 2.4.1-pre10.

-Harold
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-29 Thread Ondrej Sury

Harold Oga [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 Hi,
I'm seeing similar problems with my system on 2.4.1-pre10.  This is an
 AMD Thunderbird 900, MSI K7T Pro2-A mobo w/VIA KT133 chipset, UP, ide/scsi
 mix.  2.4.1-pre10 works fine if I don't configure ACPI.  I'll try to
 narrow down when this problem started showing up later today, as I
 initially moved from 2.4.1-pre3 straight to 2.4.1-pre10.

It's something between pre9 and pre10, and probably it's VIA chipset
problem.

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11 / ll_rw_b watermark metric?

2001-01-29 Thread Petr Vandrovec

On 29 Jan 01 at 4:43, Dieter Ntzel wrote:
 I have pre11 running with Andrea's suggested fix.
 
 high_queued_sectors = total_ram / 3;
 low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors / 2;
 if (low_queued_sectors  0)
 low_queued_sectors = total_ram / 2;
  

I have one question: How it can happen that low_queued_sectors
is less than zero with this changed logic? (And if it get triggered, 
low_queued_sectors will be greater than high_queued_sectors - which 
is not what we want...)

But it is certainly better than 2.4.0-pre8 approach, as
with 200MB of memory (exactly 192MB left unused) you can end up with 
low_queued_sectors == 0... And it does not give you optimal behavior.
Best regards,
Petr Vandrovec
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11 / ll_rw_b watermark metric?

2001-01-29 Thread Jens Axboe

On Mon, Jan 29 2001, Petr Vandrovec wrote:
 On 29 Jan 01 at 4:43, Dieter Ntzel wrote:
  I have pre11 running with Andrea's suggested fix.
 
  high_queued_sectors = total_ram / 3;
  low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors / 2;
  if (low_queued_sectors  0)
  low_queued_sectors = total_ram / 2;
 
 
 I have one question: How it can happen that low_queued_sectors
 is less than zero with this changed logic? (And if it get triggered,
 low_queued_sectors will be greater than high_queued_sectors - which
 is not what we want...)

This wasn't my change, but you're right it's wrong.

 But it is certainly better than 2.4.0-pre8 approach, as
 with 200MB of memory (exactly 192MB left unused) you can end up with
 low_queued_sectors == 0... And it does not give you optimal behavior.

Same here, definitely not right either. Dunno how I missed that.

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RE: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-29 Thread Grover, Andrew

 On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Dieter Ntzel wrote:
 
   I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll 
 do the final
   2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. 
 Please test that the
   pre-kernel works for you..
  
  Hello Linus,
  
  can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI 
 source release 
  updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?
 
 Does it fix stuff? Andrew?

This fixes VAIO and power down. I've sent the patch separately, so please
apply it when you get the chance.

Thanks -- Regards -- Andy

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-29 Thread Harold Oga

On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 11:55:44AM +0100, Ondrej Sury wrote:
Harold Oga [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 Hi,
I'm seeing similar problems with my system on 2.4.1-pre10.  This is an
 AMD Thunderbird 900, MSI K7T Pro2-A mobo w/VIA KT133 chipset, UP, ide/scsi
 mix.  2.4.1-pre10 works fine if I don't configure ACPI.  I'll try to
 narrow down when this problem started showing up later today, as I
 initially moved from 2.4.1-pre3 straight to 2.4.1-pre10.

It's something between pre9 and pre10, and probably it's VIA chipset
problem.
Hi,
   Ok, it appears that I have 2.4.1-pre10 working properly again.  Looks
like the changes Andy made to the acpi_idle stuff was the problem.  I made
the change Andy suggested on the acpi list, namely commenting out the line
"pm_idle = acpi_idle;" at the bottom of /usr/src/linux/drivers/acpi/cpu.c,
which seems to fix the problem.

This patch makes it clear what I did:
--- linux/drivers/acpi/cpu.c.orig   Mon Jan 29 15:19:21 2001
+++ linux/drivers/acpi/cpu.cMon Jan 29 15:22:14 2001
@@ -329,12 +329,5 @@
acpi_pm_timer_init();


-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-   if (smp_num_cpus == 1)
-   pm_idle = acpi_idle;
-#else
-   pm_idle = acpi_idle;
-#endif
-
return 0;
 }

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11 / ll_rw_b watermark metric?

2001-01-28 Thread Dieter Nützel

Am Montag, 29. Januar 2001 04:46 schrieb Jens Axboe:
> On Mon, Jan 29 2001, Dieter Nützel wrote:
> > I have pre11 running with Andrea's suggested fix.
> >
> > high_queued_sectors = total_ram / 3;
> > low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors / 2;
> > if (low_queued_sectors < 0)
> > low_queued_sectors = total_ram / 2;
> >
> > /*
> >  * for big RAM machines (>= 384MB), use more for I/O
> >  */
> > /*
> > if (total_ram >= MB(384)) {
> > high_queued_sectors = (total_ram * 4) / 5;
> > low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors - MB(128);
> > }
> > */
> >
> > Shouldn't it be clean for a 2.4.1 release?
>
> With enough swap the numbers I saw were not conclusive. I promised
> to test which I haven't gotten done yet, I will do this tomorrow
> and make sure we have the right ratios. However, I don't think
> the pre11 numbers are much off - do you have any results?

I have 256 MB RAM and 200 MB swap but nothing of the later was used during 
"dbench 48". It was nothing spectacular but a litte bit faster with the above.
Attention: Results only from memory...;-)

Good night.
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Jeff Garzik

Drew Bertola wrote:
> 
> Drew Bertola writes:
> > Andrew's latest ACPI fixes (acpica-linux-2125 patched against
> > 2.4.0) compile fine here and don't hang on my Vaio after loading
> > tables.
> >
> > That's a start.  I'll play around some more.
> 
> Unfortunately, pcmcia modules fail to load.  I can't understand the
> interaction.
> 
> The message displayed on boot when starting the service says:
> 
> ds: no socket drivers loaded

Personally I advocate building all pcmcia stuff into the kernel.  It has
never failed before, and its core hardware on your laptop, so it will
always be there.  Why bother with modules at all for core
functionality...

Jeff


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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11 / ll_rw_b watermark metric?

2001-01-28 Thread Jens Axboe

On Mon, Jan 29 2001, Dieter Nützel wrote:
> I have pre11 running with Andrea's suggested fix.
> 
> high_queued_sectors = total_ram / 3;
> low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors / 2;
> if (low_queued_sectors < 0)
> low_queued_sectors = total_ram / 2;
>  
> /*
>  * for big RAM machines (>= 384MB), use more for I/O
>  */
> /*
> if (total_ram >= MB(384)) {
> high_queued_sectors = (total_ram * 4) / 5;
> low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors - MB(128);
> }
> */
> 
> Shouldn't it be clean for a 2.4.1 release?

With enough swap the numbers I saw were not conclusive. I promised
to test which I haven't gotten done yet, I will do this tomorrow
and make sure we have the right ratios. However, I don't think
the pre11 numbers are much off - do you have any results?

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11 / ll_rw_b watermark metric?

2001-01-28 Thread Dieter Nützel

I have pre11 running with Andrea's suggested fix.

high_queued_sectors = total_ram / 3;
low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors / 2;
if (low_queued_sectors < 0)
low_queued_sectors = total_ram / 2;
 
/*
 * for big RAM machines (>= 384MB), use more for I/O
 */
/*
if (total_ram >= MB(384)) {
high_queued_sectors = (total_ram * 4) / 5;
low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors - MB(128);
}
*/

Shouldn't it be clean for a 2.4.1 release?

-Dieter
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Linus Torvalds



On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, David D.W. Downey wrote:
> 
> I was on ftp.kernel.org and ftp.us.kernel.org and could not find it in the
> /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4 or /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test-kernels/
> directories. Is it somewhere different?

All my "current" test-patches are always under /pub/linux/kernel/testing.

The "v2.4/test-kernels/ directory is for historic files - the
test-kernels that led up to 2.4.0

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Re: linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Louis Garcia

Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:

> Em Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 06:55:25PM -0500, Louis Garcia escreveu:
> 
>> I am getting messages everytime I use the network from my RH7 + 
>> kernel-2.4.1-pre11 system:
>> 
>> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-10
>> 
>> I have checked my .config  and can't find that modules. This does not 
>> happen with 2.4.0 kernel, only with the latest pre series maybe pre7 on.
> 
> 
> you haven't included support for IPv6 and your distribution initscripts is
> trying to load it for some reason, two solutions:
> 
> 1. enable IPv6 in your kernel build
> 2. disable it in your /etc/modules.conf file, like this:
> 
> alias net-pf-10 off
> 
> - Arnaldo
> 
> 
> 
Anyone have an idea where in the initscripts does this happen?

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Dieter Nützel

Am Sonntag, 28. Januar 2001 22:46 schrieb Linus Torvalds:
> On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Dieter Nützel wrote:
> > > I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
> > > 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that
> > > the pre-kernel works for you..
> >
> > Hello Linus,
> >
> > can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI source release
> > updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?
>
> Does it fix stuff? Andrew?

I am the loser :-(
2.4.1-pre10 (with Andrew's ACPI fixes included) and
2.4.1-pre11 + 1-25-2001 patch bring back the pppd slowdown on my system.

2.4.1-pre9 was fine...

AMD K7
MSI MS-6167 Rev. 1.0B (Irongate C4)

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

Em Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 08:10:41PM -0500, Michael H. Warfield escreveu:
>   Damn...  So much for typing too fast...  Screwed it up...

t fast 8)
 
> > Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz
> 
>   Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz
> 
>   Cut and paste screwup.  Sorry.

screwed again, there's no test directory, testing is the right one:

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/testing

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Derek Wildstar

On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Derek Wildstar wrote:

> OK, tried the patch and it worked, don't remember the exact errors with
> the .tar.gz, there were 7 or so undefined references.
>
> ACPI soft-hangs one step before (after looking at the non-debug source
> it may be the same place) it did last time, right after it prints:
>
> ACPI: Core Subsystem version [20010125]
>
> grabbing the debug version now to see if i can get more info.

OK, the debug version printed the following:

 tbxface-0089: ACPI Tables successfully loaded
Parsing Methods:(more dots, i can count if needed)
173 Control Methods found and parsed (602 nodes total)
ACPI Namespace successfully loaded at root c042f718
ACPI: Core Subsystem version [20010125]
evxfevnt-0082: Transition to ACPI mode successful
Executing device _INI methods:

The cursor stays at the end of the last line.

Let me know if there is anything you would like me to try.

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Bob Chiodini

How about:

http://www.us.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/testing/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz

Bob...

"David D.W. Downey" wrote:

> >   Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz
> >
>
> I'm on ftp.kernel.org right this second in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/
>
> There is only a test-kernels/ subdir there, not a test/
>
> test-kernels/ does not contain the patch.
>
> David
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Michael H. Warfield

Damn...  So much for typing too fast...  Screwed it up...

On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 07:59:47PM -0500, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 04:55:51PM -0800, David D.W. Downey wrote:

> > Hi Linus,
> > Sorry to bother you. I'm trying to find where you uploaded
> > linux-2.4.1-pre11.

> > I was on ftp.kernel.org and ftp.us.kernel.org and could not find it in the
> > /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4 or /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test-kernels/
> > directories. Is it somewhere different?

>   Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz

Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz

Cut and paste screwup.  Sorry.

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Luc de Louw

Hi Linus

On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Linus Torvalds wrote:


> 
> I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
> 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
> pre-kernel works for you..

yes, it works :-)

> 
> The main noticeable things in pre11 are fixing some bugs that crept in
> after 2.4.0 - the block device queuing improvements could lose wakeups
> under extreme load by multiple clients, and the vmscanning "get rid of
> special return codes for shared memory" thing had missed a bit.
> 
> This should also fix the VIA IDE driver issues (if you want safe, do NOT
> enable auto-dma), and the reported problems with hpt366 controllers and
> IBM drives. Hopefully these were the last major IDE issues for a while.

It works fine for me

> 
> Also, can people who have had unhappy relationships with their eepro100
> please try to cuddle and make up again? The eepro100 changes should fix
> the problem of having posted writes that basically made some of the timing
> not work out.

I'll try that at monday ( In a couple of hours I'm at work) .

> 
>   Linus
> 



Have a nice trip and enjoy NYC! weatherforcast for monday and wednesday
looks great, visit the empire state buiöding its gread (if you get the
time) I wish I could at LinuxWold too  Have fun

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread David D.W. Downey



Nevermind. I found it.

It's actually residing in /pub/linux/kernel/testing/ and NOT in
/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ or it's subdirs.


David D.W. Downey


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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread David D.W. Downey

>   Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz
> 



I'm on ftp.kernel.org right this second in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/

There is only a test-kernels/ subdir there, not a test/

test-kernels/ does not contain the patch.


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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Michael H. Warfield

On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 04:55:51PM -0800, David D.W. Downey wrote:

> Hi Linus,
>   Sorry to bother you. I'm trying to find where you uploaded
> linux-2.4.1-pre11.

> I was on ftp.kernel.org and ftp.us.kernel.org and could not find it in the
> /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4 or /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test-kernels/
> directories. Is it somewhere different?

Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz

> Also, Alan, I grabbed your patch-2.4.0-ac11.gz file from your directory on
> ftp.kernel.org. Does this contain the updated VIA IDE support that Linus
> was talking about in the 2.4.1-pre11?

> I'm thinking either kernel.org hasn't posted the 2.4.1-pre11 or I totally
> misunderstand the directory layout on kernel.org.

Close...

> A URL to the right patch or, preferably, full source for 2.4.1-pre11 would
> be great.

> Thanks,

> David D.W. Downey

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread David D.W. Downey


Hi Linus,
Sorry to bother you. I'm trying to find where you uploaded
linux-2.4.1-pre11.

I was on ftp.kernel.org and ftp.us.kernel.org and could not find it in the
/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4 or /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test-kernels/
directories. Is it somewhere different?

Also, Alan, I grabbed your patch-2.4.0-ac11.gz file from your directory on
ftp.kernel.org. Does this contain the updated VIA IDE support that Linus
was talking about in the 2.4.1-pre11?

I'm thinking either kernel.org hasn't posted the 2.4.1-pre11 or I totally
misunderstand the directory layout on kernel.org.

A URL to the right patch or, preferably, full source for 2.4.1-pre11 would
be great.

Thanks,

David D.W. Downey


On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> 
> I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
> 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
> pre-kernel works for you..
> 
> The main noticeable things in pre11 are fixing some bugs that crept in
> after 2.4.0 - the block device queuing improvements could lose wakeups
> under extreme load by multiple clients, and the vmscanning "get rid of
> special return codes for shared memory" thing had missed a bit.
> 
> This should also fix the VIA IDE driver issues (if you want safe, do NOT
> enable auto-dma), and the reported problems with hpt366 controllers and
> IBM drives. Hopefully these were the last major IDE issues for a while.
> 
> Also, can people who have had unhappy relationships with their eepro100
> please try to cuddle and make up again? The eepro100 changes should fix
> the problem of having posted writes that basically made some of the timing
> not work out.
> 
>   Linus
> 
> -
> pre11:
>  - Trond Myklebust: NFS/RPC client SMP fixes
>  - rth: alpha pyxis and cabriolet fixes
>  - remove broken sys_wait4() declarations
>  - disable radeon debugging code
>  - VIA IDE driver should not enable autodma unless asked for
>  - Andrey Savochkin: eepro100 update. Should fix the resource timing problems.
>  - Jeff Garzik: via82cxxx_audio update
>  - YMF7xx PCI audio update: get rid of old broken driver, make new
>driver handle legacy control too. 
>  - fix missed wakeup on block device request list
>  - hpt366 controller doesn't play nice with some IBM harddisks
>  - remove inode pages from the page cache only after having removed them
>from the page tables.
>  - shared memory out-of-swap writepage() fixup (no more magic return)
> 
> pre10:
>  - got a few too-new R128 #defines in the Radeon merge. Fix.
>  - tulip driver update from Jeff Garzik
>  - more cpq and DAC elevator fixes from Jens. Looks good.
>  - Petr Vandrovec: nicer ncpfs behaviour
>  - Andy Grover: APCI update
>  - Cort Dougan: PPC update
>  - David Miller: sparc updates
>  - David Miller: networking updates
>  - Neil Brown: RAID5 fixes
> 
> pre9:
>  - cpq array driver elevator fixes 
>  - merge radeon driver from X CVS tree
>  - ispnp cleanups
>  - emu10k unlock on error fixes
>  - hpfs doesn't allow truncate to larger
> 
> pre8:
>  - Don't drop a megabyte off the old-style memory size detection
>  - remember to UnlockPage() in ramfs_writepage()
>  - 3c59x driver update from Andrew Morton
>  - egcs-1.1.2 miscompiles depca: workaround by Andrew Morton
>  - dmfe.c module init fix: Andrew Morton
>  - dynamic XMM support. Andrea Arkangeli.
>  - ReiserFS merge
>  - USB hotplug updates/fixes
>  - boots on real i386 machines
>  - blk-14 from Jens Axboe
>  - fix DRM R128/AGP dependency
>  - fix n_tty "canon" mode SMP race
>  - ISDN fixes
>  - ppp UP deadlock attack fix
>  - FAT fat_cache SMP race fix
>  - VM balancing tuning
>  - Locked SHM segment deadlock fix
>  - fork() page table copy race fix
> 
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Re: linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

Em Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 06:55:25PM -0500, Louis Garcia escreveu:
> I am getting messages everytime I use the network from my RH7 + 
> kernel-2.4.1-pre11 system:
> 
> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-10
> 
> I have checked my .config  and can't find that modules. This does not 
> happen with 2.4.0 kernel, only with the latest pre series maybe pre7 on.

you haven't included support for IPv6 and your distribution initscripts is
trying to load it for some reason, two solutions:

1. enable IPv6 in your kernel build
2. disable it in your /etc/modules.conf file, like this:

alias net-pf-10 off

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Drew Bertola

Drew Bertola writes:
> Drew Bertola writes:
> > Andrew's latest ACPI fixes (acpica-linux-2125 patched against
> > 2.4.0) compile fine here and don't hang on my Vaio after loading
> > tables.
> > 
> > That's a start.  I'll play around some more.
> 
> Unfortunately, pcmcia modules fail to load.  I can't understand the
> interaction.  
> 
> The message displayed on boot when starting the service says:
> 
> ds: no socket drivers loaded

I resolved this issue by using yenta_socket.

For my RH7.0 system, /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia needs to be edited to show:

PCIC=yenta_socket

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Drew Bertola

Drew Bertola writes:
> Andrew's latest ACPI fixes (acpica-linux-2125 patched against
> 2.4.0) compile fine here and don't hang on my Vaio after loading
> tables.
> 
> That's a start.  I'll play around some more.

Unfortunately, pcmcia modules fail to load.  I can't understand the
interaction.  

The message displayed on boot when starting the service says:

ds: no socket drivers loaded

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Drew Bertola

Andrew's latest ACPI fixes (acpica-linux-2125 patched against
2.4.0) compile fine here and don't hang on my Vaio after loading
tables.

That's a start.  I'll play around some more.

Jeff Garzik writes:
> Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Dieter Nützel wrote:
> > > > I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
> > > > 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
> > > > pre-kernel works for you..
> > >
> > > Hello Linus,
> > >
> > > can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI source release
> > > updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?
> > 
> > Does it fix stuff? Andrew?
> 
> I'm running it here..  No problems yet on my Toshiba test laptop, which
> is the same behavior (for me) on 2.4.0-pre10 vanilla.
> 
> ACPI changelog, from
> http://developer.intel.com/technology/IAPC/acpi/index.htm follows...
> 
> 
> > Summary of changes for this label: 01_25_01
> > 
> > Core ACPI CA Subsystem:
> > Restructured the implementation of object store support within the 
> > interpreter.  This includes support for the Store operator as well
> > as any ASL operators that include a target operand.
> > 
> > Partially implemented support for Implicit Result-to-Target conversion.
> > This is when a result object is converted on the fly to the type of
> > an existing target object.  Completion of this support is pending
> > further analysis of the ACPI specification concerning this matter.
> > 
> > CPU-specific code has been removed from the subsystem (hardware directory).
> > 
> > New Power Management Timer functions added
> > 
> > Linux OS Services Layer (OSL):
> > Moved system state transition code to the core, fixed it, and modified
> > Linux OSL accordingly.
> > 
> > Fixed C2 and C3 latency calculations.
> > 
> > We no longer use the compilation date for the version message on
> > initialization, but retrieve the version from AcpiGetSystemInfo().
> > 
> > Incorporated for fix Sony VAIO machines.
> > 
> > Documentation:
> > The Programmer Reference has been updated and reformatted.
> > 
> > ASL Compiler:
> > Version X2013:
> > Fixed a problem where the line numbering and error reporting could get out
> > of sync in the presence of multiple include files.
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Derek Wildstar

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On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Dieter Nützel wrote:
>
> > > I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
> > > 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
> > > pre-kernel works for you..
> >
> > Hello Linus,
> >
> > can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI source release
> > updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?
>
> Does it fix stuff? Andrew?
>
I just tried adding this to 2.4.1-pre11 and the compile failed, the
problem i've been having with ACPI is the kernel soft-hangs just after
loading the tables.  Using APM or no power management at all doesn't hang.

Hardware: Dell Inspiron 5000e, bios A04 (latest provided by Dell)

I have heard of some bugs in Dell's ACPI implementation, but since so many
people have dell machines it may be worth trying to work around, or even
detect the buggy implementation and disable ACPI with an error printed.

I can donate time if needed, just let me know what needs to be tested.

Thanks,
dwild
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Jeff Garzik

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Dieter Nützel wrote:
> > > I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
> > > 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
> > > pre-kernel works for you..
> >
> > Hello Linus,
> >
> > can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI source release
> > updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?
> 
> Does it fix stuff? Andrew?

I'm running it here..  No problems yet on my Toshiba test laptop, which
is the same behavior (for me) on 2.4.0-pre10 vanilla.

ACPI changelog, from
http://developer.intel.com/technology/IAPC/acpi/index.htm follows...


> Summary of changes for this label: 01_25_01
> 
> Core ACPI CA Subsystem:
> Restructured the implementation of object store support within the 
> interpreter.  This includes support for the Store operator as well
> as any ASL operators that include a target operand.
> 
> Partially implemented support for Implicit Result-to-Target conversion.
> This is when a result object is converted on the fly to the type of
> an existing target object.  Completion of this support is pending
> further analysis of the ACPI specification concerning this matter.
> 
> CPU-specific code has been removed from the subsystem (hardware directory).
> 
> New Power Management Timer functions added
> 
> Linux OS Services Layer (OSL):
> Moved system state transition code to the core, fixed it, and modified
> Linux OSL accordingly.
> 
> Fixed C2 and C3 latency calculations.
> 
> We no longer use the compilation date for the version message on
> initialization, but retrieve the version from AcpiGetSystemInfo().
> 
> Incorporated for fix Sony VAIO machines.
> 
> Documentation:
> The Programmer Reference has been updated and reformatted.
> 
> ASL Compiler:
> Version X2013:
> Fixed a problem where the line numbering and error reporting could get out
> of sync in the presence of multiple include files.
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Linus Torvalds



On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Dieter Nützel wrote:

> > I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
> > 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
> > pre-kernel works for you..
> 
> Hello Linus,
> 
> can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI source release 
> updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?

Does it fix stuff? Andrew?

Linus

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Dieter Nützel

> I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
> 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
> pre-kernel works for you..

Hello Linus,

can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI source release 
updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?
ftp://download.intel.com/technology/iapc/acpi/downloads/acpica-linux-20010125.tar.gz)

Thanks, 
Dieter

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Dieter Nützel

 I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
 pre-kernel works for you..

Hello Linus,

can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI source release 
updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?
ftp://download.intel.com/technology/iapc/acpi/downloads/acpica-linux-20010125.tar.gz)

Thanks, 
Dieter

BTW Have a nice trip.
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Linus Torvalds



On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Dieter Ntzel wrote:

  I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
  2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
  pre-kernel works for you..
 
 Hello Linus,
 
 can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI source release 
 updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?

Does it fix stuff? Andrew?

Linus

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Derek Wildstar

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On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Linus Torvalds wrote:

 On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Dieter Ntzel wrote:

   I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
   2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
   pre-kernel works for you..
 
  Hello Linus,
 
  can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI source release
  updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?

 Does it fix stuff? Andrew?

I just tried adding this to 2.4.1-pre11 and the compile failed, the
problem i've been having with ACPI is the kernel soft-hangs just after
loading the tables.  Using APM or no power management at all doesn't hang.

Hardware: Dell Inspiron 5000e, bios A04 (latest provided by Dell)

I have heard of some bugs in Dell's ACPI implementation, but since so many
people have dell machines it may be worth trying to work around, or even
detect the buggy implementation and disable ACPI with an error printed.

I can donate time if needed, just let me know what needs to be tested.

Thanks,
dwild
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Drew Bertola

Andrew's latest ACPI fixes (acpica-linux-2125 patched against
2.4.0) compile fine here and don't hang on my Vaio after loading
tables.

That's a start.  I'll play around some more.

Jeff Garzik writes:
 Linus Torvalds wrote:
  On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Dieter Ntzel wrote:
I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
pre-kernel works for you..
  
   Hello Linus,
  
   can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI source release
   updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?
  
  Does it fix stuff? Andrew?
 
 I'm running it here..  No problems yet on my Toshiba test laptop, which
 is the same behavior (for me) on 2.4.0-pre10 vanilla.
 
 ACPI changelog, from
 http://developer.intel.com/technology/IAPC/acpi/index.htm follows...
 
 
  Summary of changes for this label: 01_25_01
  
  Core ACPI CA Subsystem:
  Restructured the implementation of object store support within the 
  interpreter.  This includes support for the Store operator as well
  as any ASL operators that include a target operand.
  
  Partially implemented support for Implicit Result-to-Target conversion.
  This is when a result object is converted on the fly to the type of
  an existing target object.  Completion of this support is pending
  further analysis of the ACPI specification concerning this matter.
  
  CPU-specific code has been removed from the subsystem (hardware directory).
  
  New Power Management Timer functions added
  
  Linux OS Services Layer (OSL):
  Moved system state transition code to the core, fixed it, and modified
  Linux OSL accordingly.
  
  Fixed C2 and C3 latency calculations.
  
  We no longer use the compilation date for the version message on
  initialization, but retrieve the version from AcpiGetSystemInfo().
  
  Incorporated for fix Sony VAIO machines.
  
  Documentation:
  The Programmer Reference has been updated and reformatted.
  
  ASL Compiler:
  Version X2013:
  Fixed a problem where the line numbering and error reporting could get out
  of sync in the presence of multiple include files.
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Drew Bertola

Drew Bertola writes:
 Andrew's latest ACPI fixes (acpica-linux-2125 patched against
 2.4.0) compile fine here and don't hang on my Vaio after loading
 tables.
 
 That's a start.  I'll play around some more.

Unfortunately, pcmcia modules fail to load.  I can't understand the
interaction.  

The message displayed on boot when starting the service says:

ds: no socket drivers loaded

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Drew Bertola

Drew Bertola writes:
 Drew Bertola writes:
  Andrew's latest ACPI fixes (acpica-linux-2125 patched against
  2.4.0) compile fine here and don't hang on my Vaio after loading
  tables.
  
  That's a start.  I'll play around some more.
 
 Unfortunately, pcmcia modules fail to load.  I can't understand the
 interaction.  
 
 The message displayed on boot when starting the service says:
 
 ds: no socket drivers loaded

I resolved this issue by using yenta_socket.

For my RH7.0 system, /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia needs to be edited to show:

PCIC=yenta_socket

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Re: linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

Em Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 06:55:25PM -0500, Louis Garcia escreveu:
 I am getting messages everytime I use the network from my RH7 + 
 kernel-2.4.1-pre11 system:
 
 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-10
 
 I have checked my .config  and can't find that modules. This does not 
 happen with 2.4.0 kernel, only with the latest pre series maybe pre7 on.

you haven't included support for IPv6 and your distribution initscripts is
trying to load it for some reason, two solutions:

1. enable IPv6 in your kernel build
2. disable it in your /etc/modules.conf file, like this:

alias net-pf-10 off

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread David D.W. Downey


Hi Linus,
Sorry to bother you. I'm trying to find where you uploaded
linux-2.4.1-pre11.

I was on ftp.kernel.org and ftp.us.kernel.org and could not find it in the
/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4 or /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test-kernels/
directories. Is it somewhere different?

Also, Alan, I grabbed your patch-2.4.0-ac11.gz file from your directory on
ftp.kernel.org. Does this contain the updated VIA IDE support that Linus
was talking about in the 2.4.1-pre11?

I'm thinking either kernel.org hasn't posted the 2.4.1-pre11 or I totally
misunderstand the directory layout on kernel.org.

A URL to the right patch or, preferably, full source for 2.4.1-pre11 would
be great.

Thanks,

David D.W. Downey


On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Linus Torvalds wrote:

 
 I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
 pre-kernel works for you..
 
 The main noticeable things in pre11 are fixing some bugs that crept in
 after 2.4.0 - the block device queuing improvements could lose wakeups
 under extreme load by multiple clients, and the vmscanning "get rid of
 special return codes for shared memory" thing had missed a bit.
 
 This should also fix the VIA IDE driver issues (if you want safe, do NOT
 enable auto-dma), and the reported problems with hpt366 controllers and
 IBM drives. Hopefully these were the last major IDE issues for a while.
 
 Also, can people who have had unhappy relationships with their eepro100
 please try to cuddle and make up again? The eepro100 changes should fix
 the problem of having posted writes that basically made some of the timing
 not work out.
 
   Linus
 
 -
 pre11:
  - Trond Myklebust: NFS/RPC client SMP fixes
  - rth: alpha pyxis and cabriolet fixes
  - remove broken sys_wait4() declarations
  - disable radeon debugging code
  - VIA IDE driver should not enable autodma unless asked for
  - Andrey Savochkin: eepro100 update. Should fix the resource timing problems.
  - Jeff Garzik: via82cxxx_audio update
  - YMF7xx PCI audio update: get rid of old broken driver, make new
driver handle legacy control too. 
  - fix missed wakeup on block device request list
  - hpt366 controller doesn't play nice with some IBM harddisks
  - remove inode pages from the page cache only after having removed them
from the page tables.
  - shared memory out-of-swap writepage() fixup (no more magic return)
 
 pre10:
  - got a few too-new R128 #defines in the Radeon merge. Fix.
  - tulip driver update from Jeff Garzik
  - more cpq and DAC elevator fixes from Jens. Looks good.
  - Petr Vandrovec: nicer ncpfs behaviour
  - Andy Grover: APCI update
  - Cort Dougan: PPC update
  - David Miller: sparc updates
  - David Miller: networking updates
  - Neil Brown: RAID5 fixes
 
 pre9:
  - cpq array driver elevator fixes 
  - merge radeon driver from X CVS tree
  - ispnp cleanups
  - emu10k unlock on error fixes
  - hpfs doesn't allow truncate to larger
 
 pre8:
  - Don't drop a megabyte off the old-style memory size detection
  - remember to UnlockPage() in ramfs_writepage()
  - 3c59x driver update from Andrew Morton
  - egcs-1.1.2 miscompiles depca: workaround by Andrew Morton
  - dmfe.c module init fix: Andrew Morton
  - dynamic XMM support. Andrea Arkangeli.
  - ReiserFS merge
  - USB hotplug updates/fixes
  - boots on real i386 machines
  - blk-14 from Jens Axboe
  - fix DRM R128/AGP dependency
  - fix n_tty "canon" mode SMP race
  - ISDN fixes
  - ppp UP deadlock attack fix
  - FAT fat_cache SMP race fix
  - VM balancing tuning
  - Locked SHM segment deadlock fix
  - fork() page table copy race fix
 
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Michael H. Warfield

On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 04:55:51PM -0800, David D.W. Downey wrote:

 Hi Linus,
   Sorry to bother you. I'm trying to find where you uploaded
 linux-2.4.1-pre11.

 I was on ftp.kernel.org and ftp.us.kernel.org and could not find it in the
 /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4 or /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test-kernels/
 directories. Is it somewhere different?

Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz

 Also, Alan, I grabbed your patch-2.4.0-ac11.gz file from your directory on
 ftp.kernel.org. Does this contain the updated VIA IDE support that Linus
 was talking about in the 2.4.1-pre11?

 I'm thinking either kernel.org hasn't posted the 2.4.1-pre11 or I totally
 misunderstand the directory layout on kernel.org.

Close...

 A URL to the right patch or, preferably, full source for 2.4.1-pre11 would
 be great.

 Thanks,

 David D.W. Downey

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread David D.W. Downey

   Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz
 



I'm on ftp.kernel.org right this second in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/

There is only a test-kernels/ subdir there, not a test/

test-kernels/ does not contain the patch.


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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread David D.W. Downey



Nevermind. I found it.

It's actually residing in /pub/linux/kernel/testing/ and NOT in
/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ or it's subdirs.


David D.W. Downey


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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Michael H. Warfield

Damn...  So much for typing too fast...  Screwed it up...

On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 07:59:47PM -0500, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
 On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 04:55:51PM -0800, David D.W. Downey wrote:

  Hi Linus,
  Sorry to bother you. I'm trying to find where you uploaded
  linux-2.4.1-pre11.

  I was on ftp.kernel.org and ftp.us.kernel.org and could not find it in the
  /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4 or /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test-kernels/
  directories. Is it somewhere different?

   Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz

Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz

Cut and paste screwup.  Sorry.

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Luc de Louw

Hi Linus

On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Linus Torvalds wrote:


 
 I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
 2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that the
 pre-kernel works for you..

yes, it works :-)

 
 The main noticeable things in pre11 are fixing some bugs that crept in
 after 2.4.0 - the block device queuing improvements could lose wakeups
 under extreme load by multiple clients, and the vmscanning "get rid of
 special return codes for shared memory" thing had missed a bit.
 
 This should also fix the VIA IDE driver issues (if you want safe, do NOT
 enable auto-dma), and the reported problems with hpt366 controllers and
 IBM drives. Hopefully these were the last major IDE issues for a while.

It works fine for me

 
 Also, can people who have had unhappy relationships with their eepro100
 please try to cuddle and make up again? The eepro100 changes should fix
 the problem of having posted writes that basically made some of the timing
 not work out.

I'll try that at monday ( In a couple of hours I'm at work) .

 
   Linus
 

snip

Have a nice trip and enjoy NYC! weatherforcast for monday and wednesday
looks great, visit the empire state buiding its gread (if you get the
time) I wish I could at LinuxWold too  Have fun

rgds

Luc de Louw



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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Bob Chiodini

How about:

http://www.us.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/testing/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz

Bob...

"David D.W. Downey" wrote:

Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz
 

 I'm on ftp.kernel.org right this second in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/

 There is only a test-kernels/ subdir there, not a test/

 test-kernels/ does not contain the patch.

 David

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Derek Wildstar

On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Derek Wildstar wrote:

 OK, tried the patch and it worked, don't remember the exact errors with
 the .tar.gz, there were 7 or so undefined references.

 ACPI soft-hangs one step before (after looking at the non-debug source
 it may be the same place) it did last time, right after it prints:

 ACPI: Core Subsystem version [20010125]

 grabbing the debug version now to see if i can get more info.

OK, the debug version printed the following:

 tbxface-0089: ACPI Tables successfully loaded
Parsing Methods:(more dots, i can count if needed)
173 Control Methods found and parsed (602 nodes total)
ACPI Namespace successfully loaded at root c042f718
ACPI: Core Subsystem version [20010125]
evxfevnt-0082: Transition to ACPI mode successful
Executing device _INI methods:

The cursor stays at the end of the last line.

Let me know if there is anything you would like me to try.

-dwild

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

Em Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 08:10:41PM -0500, Michael H. Warfield escreveu:
   Damn...  So much for typing too fast...  Screwed it up...

t fast 8)
 
  Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz
 
   Patch was in /pub/linux/kernel/test/patch-2.4.1-pre11.gz
 
   Cut and paste screwup.  Sorry.

screwed again, there's no test directory, testing is the right one:

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/testing

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Re: linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Louis Garcia

Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:

 Em Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 06:55:25PM -0500, Louis Garcia escreveu:
 
 I am getting messages everytime I use the network from my RH7 + 
 kernel-2.4.1-pre11 system:
 
 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-10
 
 I have checked my .config  and can't find that modules. This does not 
 happen with 2.4.0 kernel, only with the latest pre series maybe pre7 on.
 
 
 you haven't included support for IPv6 and your distribution initscripts is
 trying to load it for some reason, two solutions:
 
 1. enable IPv6 in your kernel build
 2. disable it in your /etc/modules.conf file, like this:
 
 alias net-pf-10 off
 
 - Arnaldo
 
 
 
Anyone have an idea where in the initscripts does this happen?

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Dieter Nützel

Am Sonntag, 28. Januar 2001 22:46 schrieb Linus Torvalds:
 On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Dieter Ntzel wrote:
   I just uploaded it to kernel.org, and I expect that I'll do the final
   2.4.1 tomorrow, before leaving for NY and LinuxWorld. Please test that
   the pre-kernel works for you..
 
  Hello Linus,
 
  can we please see Andrew's latest ACPI fixes ([Acpi] ACPI source release
  updated: 1-25-2001)  in 2.4.1 final?

 Does it fix stuff? Andrew?

I am the loser :-(
2.4.1-pre10 (with Andrew's ACPI fixes included) and
2.4.1-pre11 + 1-25-2001 patch bring back the pppd slowdown on my system.

2.4.1-pre9 was fine...

AMD K7
MSI MS-6167 Rev. 1.0B (Irongate C4)

-Dieter
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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Linus Torvalds



On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, David D.W. Downey wrote:
 
 I was on ftp.kernel.org and ftp.us.kernel.org and could not find it in the
 /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4 or /pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/test-kernels/
 directories. Is it somewhere different?

All my "current" test-patches are always under /pub/linux/kernel/testing.

The "v2.4/test-kernels/ directory is for historic files - the
test-kernels that led up to 2.4.0

Linus

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11 / ll_rw_b watermark metric?

2001-01-28 Thread Dieter Nützel

I have pre11 running with Andrea's suggested fix.

high_queued_sectors = total_ram / 3;
low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors / 2;
if (low_queued_sectors  0)
low_queued_sectors = total_ram / 2;
 
/*
 * for big RAM machines (= 384MB), use more for I/O
 */
/*
if (total_ram = MB(384)) {
high_queued_sectors = (total_ram * 4) / 5;
low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors - MB(128);
}
*/

Shouldn't it be clean for a 2.4.1 release?

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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11

2001-01-28 Thread Jeff Garzik

Drew Bertola wrote:
 
 Drew Bertola writes:
  Andrew's latest ACPI fixes (acpica-linux-2125 patched against
  2.4.0) compile fine here and don't hang on my Vaio after loading
  tables.
 
  That's a start.  I'll play around some more.
 
 Unfortunately, pcmcia modules fail to load.  I can't understand the
 interaction.
 
 The message displayed on boot when starting the service says:
 
 ds: no socket drivers loaded

Personally I advocate building all pcmcia stuff into the kernel.  It has
never failed before, and its core hardware on your laptop, so it will
always be there.  Why bother with modules at all for core
functionality...

Jeff


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Re: Linux-2.4.1-pre11 / ll_rw_b watermark metric?

2001-01-28 Thread Dieter Nützel

Am Montag, 29. Januar 2001 04:46 schrieb Jens Axboe:
 On Mon, Jan 29 2001, Dieter Ntzel wrote:
  I have pre11 running with Andrea's suggested fix.
 
  high_queued_sectors = total_ram / 3;
  low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors / 2;
  if (low_queued_sectors  0)
  low_queued_sectors = total_ram / 2;
 
  /*
   * for big RAM machines (= 384MB), use more for I/O
   */
  /*
  if (total_ram = MB(384)) {
  high_queued_sectors = (total_ram * 4) / 5;
  low_queued_sectors = high_queued_sectors - MB(128);
  }
  */
 
  Shouldn't it be clean for a 2.4.1 release?

 With enough swap the numbers I saw were not conclusive. I promised
 to test which I haven't gotten done yet, I will do this tomorrow
 and make sure we have the right ratios. However, I don't think
 the pre11 numbers are much off - do you have any results?

I have 256 MB RAM and 200 MB swap but nothing of the later was used during 
"dbench 48". It was nothing spectacular but a litte bit faster with the above.
Attention: Results only from memory...;-)

Good night.
Dieter
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