Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:24:14 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:23:54 -0500 Received: from zeus.hjc.edu.sg ([203.127.28.34]:60360 "HELO zeus.hjc.edu.sg") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:23:42 -0500 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Kernel-2.4.17pre8 & invalidate: busy buffer Message-ID: <1008174218.3c17848ab4b69@home.hjc.edu.sg> Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 00:23:38 +0800 (SGT) From: Chen Shiyuan MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT User-Agent: Hwa Chong Junior College Mail System (CMS) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello, Currently while running on a RedHat Linux 7.2 box with kernel- 2.4.17pre8, whenever I run the "hdparm -t /dev/sda3" command, the following error message will appear around 33+ times in /var/log/messages as well as "dmesg" . invalidate: busy buffer The machine in question is a Dell PowerEdge 2550 with an AACRAID controller and 2 x 18GB HDs in RAID-1 configuration and /dev/sda3 being mount as / . Is this a bug in the kernel or is it caused by some hardware faults? Does anyone have any solution or workaround to this problem? Many thanks in advance for any assistance! (Please CC: replies to me as I am not subscribed to the list.) - 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/