2002-10-28 09:39:33

by Kasper Dupont

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Subject: __block_prepare_write: zeroing uptodate buffer!

Do I need to worry about this error message from the kernel?
I experienced this with 2.4.19-ac4, but looking in my log I
found a few more from long ago:

Mar 19 17:27:19 eddie kernel: __block_prepare_write: zeroing uptodate buffer!
Mar 19 17:27:58 eddie kernel: __block_prepare_write: zeroing uptodate buffer!
Mar 19 17:27:58 eddie kernel: __block_prepare_write: zeroing uptodate buffer!
May 12 21:45:53 eddie kernel: __block_prepare_write: zeroing uptodate buffer!
May 13 06:09:56 eddie kernel: __block_prepare_write: zeroing uptodate buffer!
May 13 06:13:43 eddie kernel: __block_prepare_write: zeroing uptodate buffer!
May 13 06:14:44 eddie kernel: __block_prepare_write: zeroing uptodate buffer!
Oct 28 09:14:54 eddie kernel: __block_prepare_write: zeroing uptodate buffer!

The messages has been seen with kernel versions 2.4.18,
2.4.19-pre8-ac1, and 2.4.19-ac4.

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