Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751183AbXBMIo5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:44:57 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751195AbXBMIo4 (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:44:56 -0500 Received: from cantor2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:49457 "EHLO mx2.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751183AbXBMIoz (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:44:55 -0500 From: Neil Brown To: Andrew Burgess Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:44:17 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <17873.31329.972230.498090@notabene.brown> Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: md: md6_raid5 crash 2.6.20 In-Reply-To: message from Andrew Burgess on Monday February 12 References: <200702121628.l1CGSwhJ019548@cichlid.com> X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 21.4.1 X-face: [Gw_3E*Gng}4rRrKRYotwlE?.2|**#s9D >However > >this "kernel BUG" is something newly introduced in 2.6.20 which should > >be fixed in 2.6.20.1. Patch is below. > > I am using raid6. Am I at risk after applying this patch? I'm not going to say "you are not at risk after applying this patch" as one never knows about hidden bugs until one finds them. However this patch is equally applicable to raid6 and if you apply it you should be able to continue using your raid6 with as much confidence as before... NeilBrown - 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/