Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:29:42 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:29:29 -0500 Received: from swazi.realnet.co.sz ([196.28.7.2]:47015 "HELO netfinity.realnet.co.sz") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:27:51 -0500 Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 16:11:31 +0200 (SAST) From: Zwane Mwaikambo X-X-Sender: zwane@netfinity.realnet.co.sz To: Robert Love Cc: Linux Kernel Subject: Re: Few questions about 2.5.6-pre3 In-Reply-To: <1015917775.4808.9.camel@phantasy> 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 12 Mar 2002, Robert Love wrote: > I've never seen this. I assume the box is SMP since you are hitting a > BUG in the spin_unlock code? I almost want to think this is an SMP bug > (locking rules not being observed somewhere) and preemption is just > accelerating the race. > > Ohh wait - this is 2.5.6-pre3 ? > > Can you try 2.5.6 final (or anything later)? There is a bug with SMP > and preempt and this could be it. Let me know.. Its SMP kernel on UP box, i'll be testing 2.5.6 this evening so i'll give you a heads up tommorrow. 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/