Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:38:08 -0800
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Anders Henke <anders.henke@1und1.de>
Cc: miquels@cistron.nl, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
       linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, matthew@wil.cx,
       FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>,
       linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: broken dpt_i2o in 2.6.23 (was: ext2 check page: bad entry in
 directory) (fwd)
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On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:58:41 +0100 Anders Henke <anders.henke@1und1.de> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to let you now that my boxes are running a 32-bit kernel, so
> the 64-bit-uncleanliness shouldn't apply to my boxes; however,
> 
> http://www.miquels.cistron.nl/linux/dpt_i2o-64bit-2.6.23.patch
> 
> fixed the issue on my testbox.
> 
> I took a clean 2.6.23, applied patch, recompiled the kernel, reboot: works.

What a huge patch :(

We already reverted the offening patch so I assume that 2.6.24-rc5 is
working for you?

I guess we need to look at restoring "dpt_i2o: convert to SCSI hotplug
model" and then absorbing what Miquel has done there.

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