Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-10-03 Thread Peter Enderborg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The bug about loopback devices is still not fixed, but this document says it is. This hangs linux-2.4.0.test9 (only tested with Pentium II. Noname SMP and a Dell.) dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/dos.img bs=64k count=1 # a lot more the viritual memory avail mkdosfs

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-10-03 Thread Peter Enderborg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The bug about loopback devices is still not fixed, but this document says it is. This hangs linux-2.4.0.test9 (only tested with Pentium II. Noname SMP and a Dell.) dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/dos.img bs=64k count=1 # a lot more the viritual memory avail mkdosfs

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-23 Thread Samuel Thibault
--- Andre Hedrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > > Ted and LT, > > I think this are the two things you wanted that were located in: > > /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/ht6560b.c > /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/qd65xx.c > /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/qd65xx.h > > First Petr and

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-23 Thread Samuel Thibault
--- Andre Hedrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Ted and LT, I think this are the two things you wanted that were located in: /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/ht6560b.c /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/qd65xx.c /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/qd65xx.h First Petr and Samuel, are

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-17 Thread Christoph Rohland
Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've seen no reproduction of it. The only oddity I've seen is that > you can now do overlapping shm attaches which is different to 2.2, > but quite legal according to the standards Yes, I introduced this by purpose. It now much more behaves the standard

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-17 Thread Petr Soucek
On 13 Sep 2000, at 22:37, Andre Hedrick wrote: > > Ted and LT, > > I think this are the two things you wanted that were located in: > > /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/ht6560b.c > /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/qd65xx.c > /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/qd65xx.h > > First Petr and

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-17 Thread Christoph Rohland
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > * SHM segments not always being detached and destroyed right ? >(problem reported by Lincoln Dale) This problem is not reproducible AFAIK. I did not get any error report for the latest kernels and Lincoln also said he could not reproduce it on the latest

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-17 Thread Christoph Rohland
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: * SHM segments not always being detached and destroyed right ? (problem reported by Lincoln Dale) This problem is not reproducible AFAIK. I did not get any error report for the latest kernels and Lincoln also said he could not reproduce it on the latest

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-17 Thread Petr Soucek
On 13 Sep 2000, at 22:37, Andre Hedrick wrote: Ted and LT, I think this are the two things you wanted that were located in: /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/ht6560b.c /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/qd65xx.c /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/qd65xx.h First Petr and Samuel, are

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-16 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Sep 15, Alexander Viro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I tried doing that for Andrea but I think it's not useful, active is >> mmapped and strace shows nothing interesting. >mmapped... Does mmap() go past the end of file? I asked INN developers and they think it should not. The file size is

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-16 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Sep 15, Alexander Viro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried doing that for Andrea but I think it's not useful, active is mmapped and strace shows nothing interesting. mmapped... Does mmap() go past the end of file? I asked INN developers and they think it should not. The file size is fixed

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-15 Thread Alexander Viro
On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Marco d'Itri wrote: > On Sep 14, Alexander Viro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> - the whole active file is now 100% identical to the saved copy > >Ugh... How about relevant subset of strace? > I tried doing that for Andrea but I think it's not useful, active is >

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-15 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Sep 14, Alexander Viro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> - the whole active file is now 100% identical to the saved copy >Ugh... How about relevant subset of strace? I tried doing that for Andrea but I think it's not useful, active is mmapped and strace shows nothing interesting. >> Right now

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-15 Thread Wakko Warner
I have an alpha noritake that won't run any 2.4.0-test kernel (last 2 tried were -test6 and 7) 7 seems to think that all pci devices are on irq 0 -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-15 Thread Russell King
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo writes: > - prumpf suggested, rmk agreed > > - get rid of save_flags_cli, use local_irq_save instead or use spin_lock_irqsave() when it makes more sense (ie, when something may be shared, or when its not truely local to the CPU). There are now some ARM boards out

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-15 Thread Russell King
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo writes: - prumpf suggested, rmk agreed - get rid of save_flags_cli, use local_irq_save instead or use spin_lock_irqsave() when it makes more sense (ie, when something may be shared, or when its not truely local to the CPU). There are now some ARM boards out

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-15 Thread Alexander Viro
On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Marco d'Itri wrote: On Sep 14, Alexander Viro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - the whole active file is now 100% identical to the saved copy Ugh... How about relevant subset of strace? I tried doing that for Andrea but I think it's not useful, active is mmapped and

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Andre Hedrick
Ted and LT, I think this are the two things you wanted that were located in: /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/ht6560b.c /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/qd65xx.c /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/qd65xx.h First Petr and Samuel, are these good to go into 2.4.0 ?? Cheers, Andre Hedrick The

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Alexander Viro
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Marco d'Itri wrote: > On Sep 13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > * Innd data corruption, probably caused by bug truncation bug (Rik > > van Riel) > This bug has not been fixed, I can still reproduce it (but not every > time). This is how it happens: > > - INN

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread David Ford
"Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote: >Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 23:55:55 -0700 >From: David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Please add 'APM resume returns the machine to the first tty, crashes >X' This appeared w/ test8. If this is intended, I'd be very happy to >know if so and I can write in

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread David Ford
"Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote: >Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 23:37:57 -0700 >From: David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > 4. Boot Time Failures >> > >> > * Use PCI DMA 'lost interrupt' problem with some hw [which ?] (NEC >> >Versa LX with PIIX tuning) >> >> If

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Jeff Garzik
"Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote: > >Date:Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:46:00 +0200 >From: Harald Dunkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >How can I submit a bug report to be added to this list? > > I *try* to follow bug reports sent to Linux-kernel, but if you want to > be sure, send it directly to me

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Sep 13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > * Innd data corruption, probably caused by bug truncation bug (Rik > van Riel) This bug has not been fixed, I can still reproduce it (but not every time). This is how it happens: - INN (1.7.2+insync+other patches, the debian package I maintain)

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Andre Hedrick
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Alan Cox wrote: > > > * PIIXn tuning can hang laptop (2.4.0-test8-pre6, David Ford) > > > > Need more details of how APM/ACPI is dorking with DMA settins by the OEM. > > Case 1 I've seen is assuming windows put the drive back into PIO no multimode > before letting the

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread M.H.VanLeeuwen
David Ford wrote: > > Andre Hedrick wrote: > > > > 4. Boot Time Failures > > > > > > * Use PCI DMA 'lost interrupt' problem with some hw [which ?] (NEC > > >Versa LX with PIIX tuning) > > > > If this is a rare version of the BX/LX that has a no fix errata, then it > > will be messy

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Theodore Y. Ts'o
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 10:03:39 +0200 From: Andries Brouwer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 01:56:39AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 8. Fix Exists But Isnt Merged ... > 9. To Do > * Mount of new fs over existing mointpoint should return an error >

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Theodore Y. Ts'o
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 23:55:55 -0700 From: David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please add 'APM resume returns the machine to the first tty, crashes X' This appeared w/ test8. If this is intended, I'd be very happy to know if so and I can write in to xfree86 about it. If not

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Em Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 01:56:39AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: > 9. To Do > > * Check all devices use resources properly (Everyone now has to use >request_region and check the return since we no longer single >thread driver inits in all module cases. Also memory

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Theodore Y. Ts'o
Date:Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:46:00 +0200 From: Harald Dunkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> How can I submit a bug report to be added to this list? I *try* to follow bug reports sent to Linux-kernel, but if you want to be sure, send it directly to me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). (And now for the

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Theodore Y. Ts'o
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 23:37:57 -0700 From: David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 4. Boot Time Failures > > > > * Use PCI DMA 'lost interrupt' problem with some hw [which ?] (NEC > >Versa LX with PIIX tuning) > > If this is a rare version of the BX/LX that has a

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Alan Cox
> > * PIIXn tuning can hang laptop (2.4.0-test8-pre6, David Ford) > > Need more details of how APM/ACPI is dorking with DMA settins by the OEM. Case 1 I've seen is assuming windows put the drive back into PIO no multimode before letting the bios suspend (for suspend to disk) Case 2 I've

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Torben Mathiasen
On Wed, Sep 13 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > * Loading the qlogicfc driver in 2.4.0-test8 causes the kernel to >loop forver reporting SCSI disks that aren't present (Paul >Hubbard) This is probaly due to the module_init/exit stuff that got into test8. I have already sent

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Andrew Morton
David Ford wrote: > > > 10. To Do But Non Showstopper > > * PCMCIA/Cardbus hangs (Basically unusable - Hinds pcmcia code is > >reliable) > > + PCMCIA crashes on unloading pci_socket > > With test8, pcmcia either with kernel code, mixed, or dhinds code; nothing is >

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Martin Diehl
On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, David Ford wrote: > Please add 'Quota support causes OOPS' Someone posted a patch but I don't > have the reference offhand. That patch appears to have fixed one person's > problems. [..] > > > * Oops in dquot_transfer (David Ford, Martin Diehl) (Jan Kara has a > >

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Torben Mathiasen
On Wed, Sep 13 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > * TLAN nic appears to be adding a timer twice (2.4.0test8pre6, Arjan >ve de Ven) This has been fixed, just not sent off to Linus yet. -- Torben Mathiasen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Linux ThunderLAN maintainer http://tlan.kernel.dk - To

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 01:56:39AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 8. Fix Exists But Isnt Merged ... > 9. To Do > * Mount of new fs over existing mointpoint should return an error >unless forced (Andrew McNabb, Alan Cox) Probably this belongs under 8. I posted a patch a few

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Vojtech Pavlik
On Tue, Sep 12, 2000 at 11:55:55PM -0700, David Ford wrote: > > * Possible ppp problem (fail to connect; may be user error; reported > >by Matt Spong; claims worked on 2.3.40) > > I use ppp frequently w/ current kernels, works fine. Most likely an user error, yes, for 2.4.0 the

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread David Ford
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 8. Fix Exists But Isnt Merged Please add 'Quota support causes OOPS' Someone posted a patch but I don't have the reference offhand. That patch appears to have fixed one person's problems. > 9. To Do > * PIIXn tuning can hang laptop (2.4.0-test8-pre6, David

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Vojtech Pavlik
On Tue, Sep 12, 2000 at 11:37:57PM -0700, David Ford wrote: > > > 4. Boot Time Failures > > > > > > * Use PCI DMA 'lost interrupt' problem with some hw [which ?] (NEC > > >Versa LX with PIIX tuning) > > > > If this is a rare version of the BX/LX that has a no fix errata, then it > >

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Harald Dunkel
Hi folks, How can I submit a bug report to be added to this list? Regards Harri - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread David Ford
Andre Hedrick wrote: > > 4. Boot Time Failures > > > > * Use PCI DMA 'lost interrupt' problem with some hw [which ?] (NEC > >Versa LX with PIIX tuning) > > If this is a rare version of the BX/LX that has a no fix errata, then it > will be messy to issue resets to get out of the

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Andre Hedrick
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 2. Capable Of Corrupting Your FS/data > > * Use PCI DMA by default in IDE is unsafe (must not do so on via >VPx, x < 3) (requires chipset tuning to be enabled according to >Andre Hedrick --- we need to turn this on by default

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Alexander Viro
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > * Fix, um, interesting races around dup2() and friends. (Al Viro) Done. > + complete the ext2 races fixes (truncate) (Al Viro) Done > + fix the UFS, minixfs and sysvfs SMP races(the latter couple > is

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Andre Hedrick
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. Capable Of Corrupting Your FS/data * Use PCI DMA by default in IDE is unsafe (must not do so on via VPx, x 3) (requires chipset tuning to be enabled according to Andre Hedrick --- we need to turn this on by default -- TYT)

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread David Ford
Andre Hedrick wrote: 4. Boot Time Failures * Use PCI DMA 'lost interrupt' problem with some hw [which ?] (NEC Versa LX with PIIX tuning) If this is a rare version of the BX/LX that has a no fix errata, then it will be messy to issue resets to get out of the loop. *

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Harald Dunkel
Hi folks, How can I submit a bug report to be added to this list? Regards Harri - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Vojtech Pavlik
On Tue, Sep 12, 2000 at 11:37:57PM -0700, David Ford wrote: 4. Boot Time Failures * Use PCI DMA 'lost interrupt' problem with some hw [which ?] (NEC Versa LX with PIIX tuning) If this is a rare version of the BX/LX that has a no fix errata, then it will be messy to

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread David Ford
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 8. Fix Exists But Isnt Merged Please add 'Quota support causes OOPS' Someone posted a patch but I don't have the reference offhand. That patch appears to have fixed one person's problems. 9. To Do * PIIXn tuning can hang laptop (2.4.0-test8-pre6, David Ford)

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Vojtech Pavlik
On Tue, Sep 12, 2000 at 11:55:55PM -0700, David Ford wrote: * Possible ppp problem (fail to connect; may be user error; reported by Matt Spong; claims worked on 2.3.40) I use ppp frequently w/ current kernels, works fine. Most likely an user error, yes, for 2.4.0 the latest

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 01:56:39AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 8. Fix Exists But Isnt Merged ... 9. To Do * Mount of new fs over existing mointpoint should return an error unless forced (Andrew McNabb, Alan Cox) Probably this belongs under 8. I posted a patch a few days

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Torben Mathiasen
On Wed, Sep 13 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * TLAN nic appears to be adding a timer twice (2.4.0test8pre6, Arjan ve de Ven) This has been fixed, just not sent off to Linus yet. -- Torben Mathiasen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux ThunderLAN maintainer http://tlan.kernel.dk - To

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Martin Diehl
On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, David Ford wrote: Please add 'Quota support causes OOPS' Someone posted a patch but I don't have the reference offhand. That patch appears to have fixed one person's problems. [..] * Oops in dquot_transfer (David Ford, Martin Diehl) (Jan Kara has a

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Torben Mathiasen
On Wed, Sep 13 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Loading the qlogicfc driver in 2.4.0-test8 causes the kernel to loop forver reporting SCSI disks that aren't present (Paul Hubbard) This is probaly due to the module_init/exit stuff that got into test8. I have already sent

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Alan Cox
* PIIXn tuning can hang laptop (2.4.0-test8-pre6, David Ford) Need more details of how APM/ACPI is dorking with DMA settins by the OEM. Case 1 I've seen is assuming windows put the drive back into PIO no multimode before letting the bios suspend (for suspend to disk) Case 2 I've seen

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Em Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 01:56:39AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: 9. To Do * Check all devices use resources properly (Everyone now has to use request_region and check the return since we no longer single thread driver inits in all module cases. Also memory regions

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Andre Hedrick
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Alan Cox wrote: * PIIXn tuning can hang laptop (2.4.0-test8-pre6, David Ford) Need more details of how APM/ACPI is dorking with DMA settins by the OEM. Case 1 I've seen is assuming windows put the drive back into PIO no multimode before letting the bios

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Sep 13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Innd data corruption, probably caused by bug truncation bug (Rik van Riel) This bug has not been fixed, I can still reproduce it (but not every time). This is how it happens: - INN (1.7.2+insync+other patches, the debian package I maintain) is

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Jeff Garzik
"Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote: Date:Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:46:00 +0200 From: Harald Dunkel [EMAIL PROTECTED] How can I submit a bug report to be added to this list? I *try* to follow bug reports sent to Linux-kernel, but if you want to be sure, send it directly to me ([EMAIL

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread David Ford
"Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote: Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 23:37:57 -0700 From: David Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4. Boot Time Failures * Use PCI DMA 'lost interrupt' problem with some hw [which ?] (NEC Versa LX with PIIX tuning) If this is a rare version

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread David Ford
"Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote: Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 23:55:55 -0700 From: David Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please add 'APM resume returns the machine to the first tty, crashes X' This appeared w/ test8. If this is intended, I'd be very happy to know if so and I can write in to

Re: Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-13 Thread Andre Hedrick
Ted and LT, I think this are the two things you wanted that were located in: /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/ht6560b.c /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/qd65xx.c /src/tar-files/testing/direct_add/qd65xx.h First Petr and Samuel, are these good to go into 2.4.0 ?? Cheers, Andre Hedrick The

Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-12 Thread tytso
OK, here's the updated Linux 2.4 bug list. I let myself get a bit behind, so it took me a while to process through all of my backlogged l-k mail archives to assemble this list. As always, it's complete as I can make it, but it's not perfect. In particualar, some bugs listed on this page may

Update Linux 2.4 Status/TODO list

2000-09-12 Thread tytso
OK, here's the updated Linux 2.4 bug list. I let myself get a bit behind, so it took me a while to process through all of my backlogged l-k mail archives to assemble this list. As always, it's complete as I can make it, but it's not perfect. In particualar, some bugs listed on this page may