Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S272885AbTHFMcV (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2003 08:32:21 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S273016AbTHFMcV (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2003 08:32:21 -0400 Received: from sea2-f12.sea2.hotmail.com ([207.68.165.12]:30982 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S272885AbTHFMcU (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2003 08:32:20 -0400 X-Originating-IP: [194.7.240.2] X-Originating-Email: [lode_leroy@hotmail.com] From: "lode leroy" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: 2.5.70 lockup while write()ing to /dev/hda1 Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 14:32:19 +0200 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Aug 2003 12:32:19.0542 (UTC) FILETIME=[C7127F60:01C35C16] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 920 Lines: 30 I just want to report a problem I saw on linux 2.5.70: (since I have a workaround, I do not intend to debug this further) the following program locks up the computer. sometimes this has happened after about 16MB, sometimes after about 64MB... main() { int f = open("/dev/hda1", O_RDWR); char buffer[8192]; for(i=0;1;i++) { printf("%d\r", i); write(f, buffer, sizeof(buffer); /* fsync(f); */ } close(f) } when using adding the fsync(), all goes fine! _________________________________________________________________ Receive your Hotmail & Messenger messages on your mobile phone with MSN Mobile http://www.msn.be/gsm/smsservices - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/