Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 13:02:45 -0300 (BRT)
From: Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@conectiva.com.br>
To: Marc Wilson <msw@cox.net>
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Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.21-rc6
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On Wed, 28 May 2003, Marc Wilson wrote:

> On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 06:34:48AM +0100, Riley Williams wrote:
> > The basic problem there is that any mail client needs to know
> > just how many messages are in a particular folder to handle that
> > folder, and the only way to do this is to count them all. That's
> > what takes the time when one opens a large folder.
>
> No, the basic problem there is that the kernel is deadlocking.  Read the
> VERY long thread for the details.
>
> I think I have enough on the ball to be able to tell the difference between
> mutt opening a folder and counting messages, with a counter and percentage
> indicator advancing, and mutt sitting there deadlocked with the HD activity
> light stuck on and all the rest of X stuck tight.
>
> And it just happened again, so -rc6 is no sure fix.  What did y'all that
> reported the problem had gone away do, patch -rc4 with the akpm patches?
> ^_^

Ok, so you can reproduce the hangs reliably EVEN with -rc6, Marc?
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