Re: 2.4.20-rc1 - hang with processes stuck in D

[Jeff Dike]

[e-mail] said:
> Or rather try it on a different box. 

This has been seen on a number of different boxes running a variety of kernels.

The ones that have happened to other people that I have heard of have all
involved UML.  I've also make my laptop hang with BK, diff, and emacs.

Here are some threads talking about this problem:

    http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=user-mode-linux-user&m=103644225423660&w=2
and http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=user-mode-linux-user&m=103644252023954&w=2

    http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103351640614665&w=2

    http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=user-mode-linux-user&m=103582756229685&w=2
and http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=user-mode-linux-user&m=103582861831037&w=2

There's a variety of kernels and hardware involved here.  My laptop is 
bog-standard IDE afaik.  Zaphod, the subject of the second URL, is IDE behind
a 3ware raid controller.  Not sure about the others.

				Jeff