2002-09-17 01:52:50

by Thomas Molina

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Subject: 2.5 Problem Report Status

Following is from my web page at:
http://members.cox.net/tmolina/kernprobs/status.html

Upon request from several lkml subscribers I've converted from my
hand-created thread links to links pointing at the lkml archives, as well
as including live links here.


2.5 Kernel Problem Reports as of 16 Sep
Ref Problem Title Status Discussion

1 invalidate_inode_pages open 2.5.34

2 Problem running on Athlons no further discussion 2.5.34

3 mouse/keyboard flakiness open 09 Sep 2002
4 followups 16 Sep 2002

5 process hang in do_IRQ no further discussion 2.5.34

6 BUG at kernel/sched.c open 15 Sep 2002
7 another report 13 Sep 2002
8 Athlon - related 16 Sep 2002
9 discussing a fix 16 Sep 2002

10 lockups under X no further discussion 2.5.34

11 KVM/Mouse problem open 16 Sep 2002

12 IDE Disk order reversal fix in BK-current 16 Sep 2002

13 PictureBook boot problem no further discussion 2.5.34

14 RAID boot problem open 2.5.34

15 34-mm2 ide problems open 14 Sep 2002
16 followups 14 Sep 2002
17 possible fix 15 Sep 2002


References

1. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103123609912308&w=2
2. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103125734810052&w=2
3. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103161515431769&w=2
4. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103220909215708&w=2
5. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103161270129834&w=2
6. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103166646702935&w=2
7. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103184045102066&w=2
8. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103216821904227&w=2
9. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103220232808356&w=2
10. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103170969316930&w=2
11. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103170259412602&w=2
12. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103174189506559&w=2
13. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103176500901439&w=2
14. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103185178717216&w=2
15. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103183445326867&w=2
16. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103197258827968&w=2
17. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103211906906197&w=2



2002-09-17 12:32:07

by Helge Hafting

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Subject: Re: 2.5 Problem Report Status

Thomas Molina wrote:

> 14 RAID boot problem open 2.5.34
>
This one got fixed in 2.5.34-bk6 and is ok in 2.5.35.

One may boot from a root RAID-1 now, if it don't
need to resync.

The kernel dies within a minute or two
if it has to resync a sufficiently big
raid-1 though - by freezing solid. Sometimes
with several 0-order allocation failures first.
this is a known problem.

This is made a bit worse by the way later
kernels also makes shutdown segfault so
the RAID's cannot be shutdown correctly.

My solution is to always boot 2.5.7 for
a correct 5-min sync after shutdown, before testing
a new kernel. :-/

Helge Hafting

2002-09-17 20:52:21

by William Lee Irwin III

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Subject: Re: 2.5 Problem Report Status

On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 08:57:43PM -0500, Thomas Molina wrote:
> Following is from my web page at:
> http://members.cox.net/tmolina/kernprobs/status.html
> Upon request from several lkml subscribers I've converted from my
> hand-created thread links to links pointing at the lkml archives, as well
> as including live links here.

I wonder what happened to the issues I reported, since none of them have
gone away.


Bill

2002-09-17 20:54:10

by Thomas Molina

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Subject: Re: 2.5 Problem Report Status

On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Helge Hafting wrote:

> Thomas Molina wrote:
>
> > 14 RAID boot problem open 2.5.34
> >
> This one got fixed in 2.5.34-bk6 and is ok in 2.5.35.
>
> One may boot from a root RAID-1 now, if it don't
> need to resync.
>
> The kernel dies within a minute or two
> if it has to resync a sufficiently big
> raid-1 though - by freezing solid. Sometimes
> with several 0-order allocation failures first.
> this is a known problem.

That was pretty much what I was gathering from the ongoing discussion on
another thread, but thanks for confirming. It sounds as if there is a bit
of work to do, but as long as folks are satisfied with the workarounds
I'll mark this close and make a note for my "long-term" file to ask about
later.

2002-09-18 08:34:42

by Thomas Molina

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Subject: Re: 2.5 Problem Report Status

They may not have gone away, but I also haven't seen discussion of them.
Without discussion I can't tell whether it got fixed, is being actively
worked (is it done yet?), or simply doesn't matter.

How would folks prefer I handle this?


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Subject: Re: 2.5 Problem Report Status
From: William Lee Irwin III <[email protected]>
Date: 2002-09-17 20:48:19

On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 08:57:43PM -0500, Thomas Molina wrote:
> Following is from my web page at:
> http://members.cox.net/tmolina/kernprobs/status.html
> Upon request from several lkml subscribers I've converted from my
> hand-created thread links to links pointing at the lkml archives, as
well
> as including live links here.

I wonder what happened to the issues I reported, since none of them have
gone away.