Re: PROBLEM: ls gets stuck in D state on 2.3.99pre4-5

Paul Barton-Davis (pbd@Op.Net)
Tue, 11 Apr 2000 23:51:46 -0400


>From: Steve Dodd <steved@loth.demon.co.uk>
>Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 19:17:23 +0100
>Subject: loopback blockdev deadlocks (was Re: PROBLEM: ls gets stuck in D stat
>e on 2.3.99pre4-5)

>Yes, same here. I've tried to figure it out by inspection, and not come up
>with anything, so can we try to reduce the variables? Which kernel version
>did people first see this in, and what block device is ultimately underlying
>the loopback backing store? I'm using an ide disk, with dma enabled.

I get similar behaviour with an ISO9660 CD-ROM *not* mounted via
loopback on 2.3.51 with a SCSI disk (aic7xxx driver). I don't know if
this is the same problem, or a different one.

--p

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