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Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 00:47:19 -0600 (CST)
From: Erik Elmore <lk@bigsexymo.com>
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Subject: EXT3 - freeze ups during disk writes
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Ever since I started using ext3fs, whenever there is a disk write, the 
kernel sucks up all of the CPU thereby preempting everything and causing 
the PC to freeze momentarily.  Could this possibly be caused by the 
journaling code in ext3?

-Erik



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