Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751923AbXAVPSu (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:18:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751930AbXAVPSt (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:18:49 -0500 Received: from apollo.i-cable.com ([203.83.115.103]:41517 "HELO apollo.i-cable.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751926AbXAVPSt (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:18:49 -0500 Message-ID: <00c201c73e38$95dcba70$28df0f3d@kylecea1512a3f> From: "kyle" To: "Justin Piszcz" Cc: , References: <001801c73e14$c3177170$28df0f3d@kylecea1512a3f> <005501c73e33$7d9046d0$28df0f3d@kylecea1512a3f> Subject: Re: change strip_cache_size freeze the whole raid Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:18:35 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1744 Lines: 52 >> >> > Yes, I noticed this bug too, if you change it too many times or change >> > it >> > at the 'wrong' time, it hangs up when you echo numbr > >> > /proc/stripe_cache_size. >> > >> > Basically don't run it more than once and don't run it at the 'wrong' >> > time >> > and it works. Not sure where the bug lies, but yeah I've seen that on >> > 3 >> > different machines! >> > >> > Justin. >> > >> > >> >> I just change it once, then it freeze. It's hard to get the 'right time' >> >> Actually I tried it several times before. As I remember there was once it >> freezed for around 1 or 2 minutes , then back to normal operation. This >> is the >> first time it completely freezed and I waited after around 10 minutes it >> still >> didn't wake up. >> >> Kyle >> >> - >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> > > What kernel version are you using? It normally works the first time for > me, I put it in my startup scripts, as one of the last items. However, if > I change it a few times, it will hang and there is no way to reboot except > via SYSRQ or pressing the reboot button on the machine. > > This seems to be true of 2.6.19.1 and 2.6.19.2, I did not try under > 2.6.20-rc5 because I am tired of hanging my machine :) > > Justin. > It was 2.6.17.8. Now it's 2.6.7.13 but I won't touch it now! It's around 15km from me! - 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/