Re: 2.5.65-mm4

["Martin J. Bligh" <mbligh@aracnet.com>]

Hmmmm .... well scp'ing something to the fs 15 minutes later kicked it 
back into life ... and I just kicked it with 5 full SDET runs, with no
problems.

Mmmm. sunspots. or a SCSI error. or something.

M.


--On Sunday, March 23, 2003 10:16:37 -0800 "Martin J. Bligh" <mbligh@aracnet.com> wrote:

> Seems to hang SDET ... I use ext2 for root & benchmarking, but ext3
> for my home dir, so there's a *tiny* bit of ext3 going on I guess.
> 
> the sdet script seems to be hung ...
> 
> larry:~# strace -p 5342
> wait4(31314, 
> 
> larry:~# ps -ef | grep 31314
> root     31314  5342  0 08:45 pts/0    00:00:00 sync
> 
> strace -p 31314 yields nothing.
> 
> That's probably not very helpful, is it ...
> Let me know what else I can grab ...
> 
> M.
> 
> 
> --On Sunday, March 23, 2003 02:06:46 -0800 Andrew Morton <akpm@digeo.com> wrote:
> 
>> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.5/2.5.65/2.5.65-mm4/
>> 
>> . Anyone who was having problems with knfsd exports should find them fixed
>>   here.  It was a 32-bit dev_t problem.
>> 
>> . Several ext3 speedups here.  They reduce the overhead of a write() to
>>   ext3 by about 45%.
>> 
>> . Large locking changes to ext3.  lock_kernel() has been completely
>>   removed from ext3 and pushed down into the JBD layer, around those bits
>>   which actually need it.
>> 
>>   Lock contention is greatly reduced, but this change means that the
>>   front-line locking for ext3 is now two semaphores.  The context switch rate
>>   under load has gone through the roof.  So there is more work to be done
>>   here yet.
>> 
>> . Managed to reduce the number of patches from 127 down to 74 by various
>>   means.  The major outstanding things here at present are the anticipatory
>>   scheduler, object-based-rmap and ext3 locking work.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Changes since 2.5.65-mm3:
>> 
>>  linus.patch
>> 
>>  Latest from -bk.
>> 
>> -posix-timers-fixes.patch
>> -tcp-wakeups.patch
>> -remap-file-pages-2.5.63-a1.patch
>> -hugh-remap-fix.patch
>> -fremap-limit-offsets.patch
>> -filemap_populate-speedup.patch
>> -file-offset-in-pte-x86_64.patch
>> -file-offset-in-pte-ppc64.patch
>> -update_atime-ng.patch
>> -one-sec-times.patch
>> -lseek-ext2_readdir.patch
>> -inode_setattr-lock_kernel-removal.patch
>> -ide_probe-init_irq-fix.patch
>> -raid1-fix.patch
>> -nmi-watchdog-fix.patch
>> -vm_enough_memory-speedup.patch
>> -nanosleep-accuracy-fix-2.patch
>> -dev_t-1-kill-cdev.patch
>> -dev_t-2-remove-MAX_CHRDEV.patch
>> -dev_t-3-major_h-cleanup.patch
>> -cpufreq-xtime-locking.patch
>> -cs46xx-fixes.patch
>> -tty-put_user-checks.patch
>> -fail-setup_irq-for-unconfigured-IRQs.patch
>> -raw-fix-address_space-rewriting.patch
>> -raw-cleanups-and-fixlets.patch
>> -timer-simplification.patch
>> -timer-lockup-fix-simplification.patch
>> -slab-large-obj-tuning.patch
>> -floppy-oops-fix.patch
>> -ext3_writepage-use-after-free-fix.patch
>> -list-barriers-on-smp-only.patch
>> -sync_filesystems-docco-lock.patch
>> -awe_wave-linkage-error-fix.patch
>> -syscalls-return-long.patch
>> -syscalls-return-long-2.patch
>> 
>>  Merged
>> 
>> -kgdb-cleanup.patch
>> 
>>  Folded into kgdb.patch
>> 
>> -proc-sys-debug.patch
>> 
>>  Lost interest in this.
>>  
>> -as-debug-BUG-fix.patch
>> -as-eject-BUG-fix.patch
>> -as-jumbo-fix.patch
>> -as-request_fn-in-timer.patch
>> -as-remove-request-fix.patch
>> -as-np-1.patch
>> -as-use-kblockd.patch
>> -as-cleanup-2.patch
>> -as-as_remove_request-simplification.patch
>> -as-dont-go-BUG-again.patch
>> -as-handle-non-block-requests.patch
>> 
>>  Folded into as-iosched.patch
>> 
>> -cfq-fix.patch
>> 
>>  Folded into cfq-2.patch
>> 
>> -objrmap-nonlinear-fixes.patch
>> 
>>  Folded into objrmap-2.5.62-5.patch
>> 
>> -anobjrmap-1-rmap_h.patch
>> -anobjrmap-2-mapping.patch
>> -anobjrmap-3-unchained.patch
>> -anobjrmap-4-anonmm.patch
>> -anobjrmap-5-rechained.patch
>> -anobjrmap-6-arches.patch
>> -anobjrmap-ttfb-no-BUG.patch
>> 
>>  Dropped.  Is currently a bit marginal and overlaps other patches.
>> 
>> -brlock-1b.patch
>> -brlock-removal-2.patch
>> -brlock-removal-3.patch
>> -brlock-removal-4.patch
>> -brlock-removal-5.patch
>> 
>>  Dropped.  A bit too invasive on the networking layer for this stage in the
>>  development cycle.
>> 
>> -dev_t-remove-B_FREE.patch
>> 
>>  The files it patches got moved around.  I need to fix this up.
>> 
>> -smalldevfs.patch
>> 
>>  This kept on getting broken by devfs changes and is outdated anyway.
>> 
>> -notsclock-option.patch
>> 
>>  Obsoleted by x86-clock-override-option.patch
>> 
>> +sg-dev_t-fix.patch
>> +nfsd-32-bit-dev_t-fixes.patch
>> 
>>  Fixes for 32-bit dev_t.
>> 
>> +x86-clock-override-option.patch
>> 
>>  Boot-time setting of the gettimeofday() source for ia32.
>> 
>> +VM_DONTEXPAND-fix.patch
>> 
>>  Fix VM_DONTEXPAND for drivers/media/video/video-buf.c
>> 
>> +i2c-fix.patch
>> 
>>  Fix an i2c oops
>> 
>> +ext3_mark_inode_dirty-speedup.patch
>> +ext3_mark_inode_dirty-less-calls.patch
>> +ext3-handle-cache.patch
>> 
>>  ext3 speedups
>> 
>> +ext3-no-bkl.patch
>> 
>>  Push lock_kernel() down from ext3 into JBD.
>> 
>> +journal_dirty_metadata-speedup.patch
>> +journal_get_write_access-speedup.patch
>> 
>>  JBD speedups
>> 
>> +cdevname-irq-safety-fix.patch
>> +register_chrdev_region-leak-fix.patch
>> 
>>  fs/char_dev.c fixes.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> All 74 patches:
>> 
>> linus.patch
>>   Latest from Linus
>> 
>> mm.patch
>>   add -mmN to EXTRAVERSION
>> 
>> kgdb.patch
>> 
>> config_spinline.patch
>>   uninline spinlocks for profiling accuracy.
>> 
>> ppc64-reloc_hide.patch
>> 
>> ppc64-pci-patch.patch
>>   Subject: pci patch
>> 
>> ppc64-aio-32bit-emulation.patch
>>   32/64bit emulation for aio
>> 
>> ppc64-scruffiness.patch
>>   Fix some PPC64 compile warnings
>> 
>> sym-do-160.patch
>>   make the SYM driver do 160 MB/sec
>> 
>> config-PAGE_OFFSET.patch
>>   Configurable kenrel/user memory split
>> 
>> ptrace-flush.patch
>>   cache flushing in the ptrace code
>> 
>> buffer-debug.patch
>>   buffer.c debugging
>> 
>> warn-null-wakeup.patch
>> 
>> ext3-truncate-ordered-pages.patch
>>   ext3: explicitly free truncated pages
>> 
>> reiserfs_file_write-5.patch
>> 
>> rcu-stats.patch
>>   RCU statistics reporting
>> 
>> ext3-journalled-data-assertion-fix.patch
>>   Remove incorrect assertion from ext3
>> 
>> nfs-speedup.patch
>> 
>> nfs-oom-fix.patch
>>   nfs oom fix
>> 
>> sk-allocation.patch
>>   Subject: Re: nfs oom
>> 
>> nfs-more-oom-fix.patch
>> 
>> rpciod-atomic-allocations.patch
>>   Make rcpiod use atomic allocations
>> 
>> linux-isp.patch
>> 
>> isp-update-1.patch
>> 
>> kblockd.patch
>>   Create `kblockd' workqueue
>> 
>> as-iosched.patch
>>   anticipatory I/O scheduler
>> 
>> as-np-reads-1.patch
>>   AS: read-vs-read fixes
>> 
>> as-np-reads-2.patch
>>   AS: more read-vs-read fixes
>> 
>> as-predict-data-direction.patch
>>   as: predict direction of next IO
>> 
>> as-remove-frontmerge.patch
>>   AS: remove frontmerge tunable
>> 
>> as-misc-cleanups.patch
>>   AS: misc cleanups
>> 
>> cfq-2.patch
>>   CFQ scheduler, #2
>> 
>> unplug-use-kblockd.patch
>>   Use kblockd for running request queues
>> 
>> fremap-all-mappings.patch
>>   Make all executable mappings be nonlinear
>> 
>> objrmap-2.5.62-5.patch
>>   object-based rmap
>> 
>> sched-2.5.64-D3.patch
>>   sched-2.5.64-D3, more interactivity changes
>> 
>> scheduler-tunables.patch
>>   scheduler tunables
>> 
>> show_task-free-stack-fix.patch
>>   show_task() fix and cleanup
>> 
>> yellowfin-set_bit-fix.patch
>>   yellowfin driver set_bit fix
>> 
>> htree-nfs-fix.patch
>>   Fix ext3 htree / NFS compatibility problems
>> 
>> task_prio-fix.patch
>>   simple task_prio() fix
>> 
>> slab_store_user-large-objects.patch
>>   slab debug: perform redzoning against larger objects
>> 
>> pcmcia-2.patch
>> 
>> pcmcia-3b.patch
>> 
>> pcmcia-3.patch
>> 
>> pcmcia-4.patch
>> 
>> pcmcia-5.patch
>> 
>> pcmcia-6.patch
>> 
>> pcmcia-7b.patch
>> 
>> pcmcia-7.patch
>> 
>> pcmcia-8.patch
>> 
>> pcmcia-9.patch
>> 
>> pcmcia-10.patch
>> 
>> htree-nfs-fix-2.patch
>>   htree nfs fix
>> 
>> ext2-no-lock_super.patch
>>   concurrent block allocation for ext2
>> 
>> ext2-ialloc-no-lock_super.patch
>>   concurrent inode allocation for ext2
>> 
>> linear-oops-fix-1.patch
>>   md/linear oops fix
>> 
>> dev_t-32-bit.patch
>>   [for playing only] change type of dev_t
>> 
>> dev_t-drm-warnings.patch
>>   dev_t: fix drm printk warnings
>> 
>> sg-dev_t-fix.patch
>>   32-bit dev_t fix for sg
>> 
>> nfsd-32-bit-dev_t-fixes.patch
>>   nfsd fixes for 32-bit dev_t
>> 
>> oops-dump-preceding-code.patch
>>   i386 oops output: dump preceding code
>> 
>> x86-clock-override-option.patch
>>   x86 clock override boot option
>> 
>> conntrack-use-after-free-fix.patch
>>   fix use-after-free in ip_conntrack
>> 
>> VM_DONTEXPAND-fix.patch
>>   honour VM_DONTEXPAND in vma merging
>> 
>> i2c-fix.patch
>>   Subject: [PATCH] Fix kobject_get oopses triggered by i2c in 2.5.65-bk
>> 
>> ext3_mark_inode_dirty-speedup.patch
>>   ext3_mark_inode_dirty() speedup
>> 
>> ext3_mark_inode_dirty-less-calls.patch
>>   ext3_commit_write speedup
>> 
>> ext3-handle-cache.patch
>>   ext3: create a slab cache for transaction handles
>> 
>> ext3-no-bkl.patch
>> 
>> journal_dirty_metadata-speedup.patch
>> 
>> journal_get_write_access-speedup.patch
>> 
>> cdevname-irq-safety-fix.patch
>>   make cdevname() callable from interrupts
>> 
>> register_chrdev_region-leak-fix.patch
>>   register_chrdev_region() leak and race fix
>> 
>> 
>> 
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