Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750869AbWCBExI (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Mar 2006 23:53:08 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750861AbWCBExH (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Mar 2006 23:53:07 -0500 Received: from smtp.osdl.org ([65.172.181.4]:52965 "EHLO smtp.osdl.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750819AbWCBExG (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Mar 2006 23:53:06 -0500 Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 20:51:38 -0800 From: Andrew Morton To: "J.A. Magallon" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6.16-rc5-mm1 Message-Id: <20060301205138.12ec91b1.akpm@osdl.org> In-Reply-To: <20060301152246.77c24ae8@werewolf.auna.net> References: <20060228042439.43e6ef41.akpm@osdl.org> <9a8748490602281313t4106dcccl982dc2966b95e0a7@mail.gmail.com> <4404CE39.6000109@liberouter.org> <9a8748490602281430x736eddf9l98e0de201b14940a@mail.gmail.com> <4404DA29.7070902@free.fr> <20060228162157.0ed55ce6.akpm@osdl.org> <4405723E.5060606@free.fr> <20060301023235.735c8c47.akpm@osdl.org> <20060301152246.77c24ae8@werewolf.auna.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.4 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1657 Lines: 43 "J.A. Magallon" wrote: > > On Wed, 1 Mar 2006 02:32:35 -0800, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > > > Useful, thanks. So the second batch of /proc patches are indeed the problem. > > > > If you have (even more) time you could test > > http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/2.6.16-rc5-mm2-pre1.gz. > > That's the latest of everything with the problematic sysfs patches reverted > > and Eric's recent /proc fixes. > > > > I just tried rc5-mm1 and this. With this I can run java apps/applets again > without locking my system. > > I also applied the patch you posted for inotify, but now I get this new one: > > Mar 1 15:11:04 werewolf kernel: [ 1424.891482] BUG: warning at fs/inotify.c:410/set_dentry_child_flags() Which patch was that? The first one was doubly broken. This is closer. diff -puN fs/dcache.c~inotify-lock-avoidance-with-parent-watch-status-in-dentry-fix fs/dcache.c --- devel/fs/dcache.c~inotify-lock-avoidance-with-parent-watch-status-in-dentry-fix 2006-03-01 12:16:22.000000000 -0800 +++ devel-akpm/fs/dcache.c 2006-03-01 12:18:34.000000000 -0800 @@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static void dentry_iput(struct dentry * if (inode) { dentry->d_inode = NULL; list_del_init(&dentry->d_alias); + dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_INOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED; spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock); spin_unlock(&dcache_lock); if (!inode->i_nlink) _ - 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/