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From: Wenzhuo Zhang <wenzhuo@zhmail.com>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [reiserfs-list] mongo.sh 2.2.18: do_try_to_free_pages failed
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On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 11:22:22AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > This is a bad RAM problem, or insufficient RAM (slightly less possible)
> 
> Unlikely to be either of those. My guess is its the reiserfs stuff interacting
> with the 2.2 VM code badly. 2.2.19pre8 fixes the VM behaviour in the general
> case and that might well make it handle the extra vm pressure reiserfs causes
> 
But I got the same VM error when I was testing on an ext2 partition
under stock kernel (without any external patches).

> Certainly I'd try 2.2.19pre3 or higher. I don't think its hardware or
> reiserfs problems
> 
> 
> 
OK, I'll give 2.2.19pre8 a try.

-- 
Wenzhuo
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