Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 8 Mar 2002 07:44:44 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 8 Mar 2002 07:44:24 -0500 Received: from swazi.realnet.co.sz ([196.28.7.2]:34788 "HELO netfinity.realnet.co.sz") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 8 Mar 2002 07:44:21 -0500 Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 14:29:22 +0200 (SAST) From: Zwane Mwaikambo X-X-Sender: zwane@netfinity.realnet.co.sz To: Martin Dalecki Cc: Linux Kernel , Jens Axboe Subject: Re: [PATCH][2.5] BUG check in elevator.c:237 In-Reply-To: <3C88B049.5030906@evision-ventures.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Martin Dalecki wrote: > > So are you suggesting perhaps that we change the request servicing to > > polling? I'm a bit confused as to how this would fit in with > > At lest we should change the way the transition between intr > controlled mode and polling is done. To something like what some other subsystem drivers do? ie interrupt triggered ISR hands off work to a BH Or is that different from what you had in mind? > Well if your error is deterministically reproducable, it's > quite propably I would dare to have a look after it. > Could you just explain how to trigger it (Unfortunately I have > already deleted yours mail about this...) I forwarded the email to you. Its easily reproducible, but i haven't used any other CD apart from the FreeBSD 4.4-REL install disk which initially triggered it. Cheers, Zwane - 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/