Re: 2.5.70-mm8

Just to let you know I finally got 2.5.70-mm8 running on my system a few 
hours ago, but it has been stable ever since.  I started with 2.5.70-mm8 
and the fix for the AS elevator causing X problems but that would boot. 
  I then tried every version of the AS fix but none of them seemed to 
work for me.  Then I tried backing out pci-init-ordering-fix.patch and 
that did the trick.  My system was hanging when it would poll the SCSI 
busses in my box.  I have an external 29160N from Adaptec and dual 
onboard Adaptec U160 ports (39160 equivalent).  As soon as the add on 
card would get polled it would print one of the "Anticipatory Scheduler" 
messages and then would hang.  With the pci patch reverted I can boot up 
and use -mm8, btw, when will the elevator selection messages either go 
away or get limited to a couple of times per boot.  When you have 3 SCSI 
busses it ends up being quite a few messages :-).  Thanks.

Jordan

Andrew Morton wrote:

ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.5/2.5.70/2.5.70-mm8/

. lots of new fixes

. Anticipatory scheduler patch should fix the recently-noticed slowdown
  with seeky O_DIRECT read loads.

. ext3 locking work will hopefully fix the assertion failure in
  journal_commit_transaction() which two people have reported.





Changes since 2.5.70-mm7:


-isapnp-warning-fix.patch

 Merged

-mem_driver_cleanup.patch
+mem-driver-cleanup-2.patch

 new version

+loop-01-use-highmem.patch
+loop-02-privatise-bio_copy.patch
+loop-03-rename-bio-things.patch
+loop-04-copy-bio-not-data.patch
+loop-05-remove-unused-IV.patch
+loop-06-remove-LO_FLAGS_BH_REMAP.patch
+loop-07-remove-blk_queue_bounce.patch
+loop-08-copy_bio-use-highmem.patch
+loop-09-dont-lose-PF_MEMDIE.patch

 Loop fixes

+fix-numa-meminfo.patch

 Fix /proc/meminfo on x440

+tmpfs-01-shmem_file_write-EFAULT.patch
+tmpfs-02-swapoff-truncate-race-refix.patch
+tmpfs-03-little-bits.patch

 tmpfs fixes

+pci-init-ordering-fix.patch

 Maybe fix PCI initialisation ordering problems.

+early-printk-x86.patch

 super-early printk over the serial port

+resource-seqfile-cleanup.patch

 Code consolidation

+ds-01-arcnet-oops-fix.patch
+ds-02-x25-facilities-parse-fix.patch
+ds-05-eicon-usercopy-fix.patch
+ds-06-intermezzo-usercopy-fix.patch
+ds-07-mdc800-usercopy-fix.patch
+ds-08-mpu401-usercopy-fix.patch
+ds-09-vicam-usercopy-fix.patch
+ds-11-emu10k1-memleak-fix.patch
+ds-12-rio-memleak-fix.patch
+ds-13-i810-leak-fix.patch

 usercopy and memleak fixes

-statfs64.patch
-statfs64-x86_64-fixes.patch
-ppc64-statfs-fix.patch
-xfs-statfs-warning-fix.patch

 Dropped - Peter is redoing this

-odd-numa-fixes.patch

 Sent back to Anton - needs consolidation with other work.

+tioclinux-symbolic-names.patch

 Use names, not numbers for the tioclinux ioctl.

+isp-remove-pci_detect.patch

 Fix linux-isp for PCI API changes

+as-fix-seeky-loads.patch

 Fix anticipatory scheduler regression with seeky reading loads

-unmap-page-debugging-2-fix.patch

 Folded into unmap-page-debugging-2.patch

-jbd-640-ordered-truncate-fix.patch
+jbd-650-truncate-ordered-pages.patch

 oops, this was the wrong patch

+jbd-660-log_do_checkpoint-fix.patch
+jbd-670-log_start_commit-locking-fix.patch

 ext3 locking fixes

+aio-11-workqueue-flush.patch

 Might fix a race in the experimental AIO code

+char-dev-init-call-fix.patch

 Fix initialisation ordering problems.





All 192 patches:


linus.patch

mm.patch
  add -mmN to EXTRAVERSION

kgdb-ga.patch
  kgdb stub for ia32 (George Anzinger's one)

kgdb-use-ggdb.patch

HZ-100.patch

config_spinline.patch
  uninline spinlocks for profiling accuracy.

ppc64-bat-initialisation-fix.patch
  ppc64: BAT initialisation fix

ppc64-fixup.patch
  ppc64 fixup

ppc64-ioctl-pci-update.patch
  From: Anton Blanchard [off-list ref]
  Subject: ppc64 stuff

ppc64-reloc_hide.patch

ppc64-semaphore-reimplementation.patch
  ppc64: use the ia32 semaphore implementation

ppc64-knr-to-ansi.patch
  K&R style to ANSI style conversions in arch/ppc64/boot/zlib.c

sym-do-160.patch
  make the SYM driver do 160 MB/sec

x86_64-fixes.patch
  x86_64 fixes

remove-DRM-ioctls.patch
  Remove DRM ioctls for common compat ioctl code

rtc-32-bit-fix.patch
  Fix rtc driver for 32bit and 64bit

rtc-busywait-fix.patch
  fix possible busywait in rtc_read()

irqreturn-snd-via-fix.patch
  via sound irqreturn fix

irq_cpustat-cleanup.patch
  irq_cpustat cleanup

config-PAGE_OFFSET.patch
  Configurable kenrel/user memory split

lru_cache_add-check.patch
  lru_cache_add debug check

discontig-empty-node-fix.patch
  fix discontig with 0-sized nodes

mem-driver-cleanup-2.patch
  drivers/char/mem.c cleanup

TARGET_CPUS-cleanup-fix.patch
  fix TARGET_CPUS inconsistency

compaq-drivers-MAINTAINERS.patch
  update MAINTAINERS for Compaq drivers

fixed-size-kmalloc-speedup.patch
  optimize fixed-sized kmalloc calls

rebalance_tick-fix.patch
  fix scheduler bug not passing idle

delay-ksoftirqd-fallback.patch
  Try harded in IRQ context before falling back to ksoftirqd

time-fixes-cleanup-1.patch
  Some clean up of the time code.

time-fixes-cleanup-2.patch
  More time clean up stuff

loop-01-use-highmem.patch
  loop 1/9 file use highmem

loop-02-privatise-bio_copy.patch
  loop 2/9 make bio_copy private to loop

loop-03-rename-bio-things.patch
  loop 3/9 loop bio renaming

loop-04-copy-bio-not-data.patch
  loop 4/9 copy bio not data

loop-05-remove-unused-IV.patch
  loop 5/9 remove an IV

loop-06-remove-LO_FLAGS_BH_REMAP.patch
  loop 6/9 remove LO_FLAGS_BH_REMAP

loop-07-remove-blk_queue_bounce.patch
  loop 7/9 remove blk_queue_bounce

loop-08-copy_bio-use-highmem.patch
  loop 8/9 copy_bio use highmem

loop-09-dont-lose-PF_MEMDIE.patch
  loop 9/9 don't lose PF_MEMDIE

fix-numa-meminfo.patch
  fix numa meminfo

tmpfs-01-shmem_file_write-EFAULT.patch
  tmpfs 1/3 shmem_file_write EFAULT

tmpfs-02-swapoff-truncate-race-refix.patch
  tmpfs 2/3 swapoff-truncate race

tmpfs-03-little-bits.patch
  tmpfs 3/3 misc fixes

pci-init-ordering-fix.patch
  randomly mangle x86 PCI init ordering

early-printk-x86.patch
  early printk for x86

fb-image-depth-fix.patch
  fbdev image depth fix

resource-seqfile-cleanup.patch
  cleanup seqfile usage in resource.c

ds-01-arcnet-oops-fix.patch
  arcnet oops fix

ds-02-x25-facilities-parse-fix.patch
  x25 facilities parsing fix

ds-05-eicon-usercopy-fix.patch
  eicon usercopy fix

ds-06-intermezzo-usercopy-fix.patch
  intermezzo usercopy fix

ds-07-mdc800-usercopy-fix.patch
  mdc800 usercopy fix

ds-08-mpu401-usercopy-fix.patch
  mpu401 usercopy fix

ds-09-vicam-usercopy-fix.patch
  vicam usercopy fix

ds-11-emu10k1-memleak-fix.patch
  emu10k1 memleak fix

ds-12-rio-memleak-fix.patch
  rio memleak fix

ds-13-i810-leak-fix.patch
  fix resource leak in i810 driver

serial-core-oops-fix.patch
  fix oops in driver/serial/core.c

buffer-debug.patch
  buffer.c debugging

show_stack-cleanup.patch
  show_stack() portability and cleanup patch

ppc64-show_stack.patch

trond-3.patch
  trond debug patch #3

nfs-to-localhost-lockup-fix.patch
  fix hangs with nfs to localhost

devfs_mk_dir-fix.patch
  devfs_mk_dir() fix

tioclinux-symbolic-names.patch
  tioclinux() numbers in <linux/tiocl.h>

cpqarray-stack-reduction.patch
  Subject: [PATCH] cpqarray.c fix stack usage

VM_RESERVED-check.patch
  VM_RESERVED check

rcu-stats.patch
  RCU statistics reporting

ide_setting_sem-fix.patch

reslabify-pgds-and-pmds.patch
  re-slabify i386 pgd's and pmd's

linux-isp.patch

isp-update-1.patch

isp-remove-pci_detect.patch

list_del-debug.patch
  list_del debug check

airo-schedule-fix.patch
  airo.c: don't sleep in atomic regions

synaptics-mouse-support.patch
  Add Synaptics touchpad tweaking to psmouse driver

resurrect-batch_requests.patch
  bring back the batch_requests function

kblockd.patch
  Create `kblockd' workqueue

cfq-infrastructure.patch

elevator-completion-api.patch
  elevator completion API

as-iosched.patch
  anticipatory I/O scheduler

as-proc-read-write.patch
  AS: pgbench improvement

as-discrete-read-fifo-batches.patch
  AS: discrete read fifo batches

as-sync-async.patch
  AS sync/async batches

as-hash-removal-fix.patch
  AS: hash removal fix

as-jumbo-patch-for-scsi.patch
  AS jumbo patch (for SCSI and TCQ)

as-stupid.patch
  AS: fix stupid thinko

as-no-batch-antic-limit.patch
  AS: no batch-antic-limit

as-autotune-write-batches.patch
  AS: autotune write batches

as-locking.patch
  AS locking

as-HZ.patch
  AS HZ fixes

as-double-free-and-debug.patch
  AS: fix a leak + more debugging

as-fix-seek-estimation.patch
  AS: maybe repair performance drop of random read O_DIRECT

as-fix-seeky-loads.patch
  AS: fix IBM's seek load

unplug-use-kblockd.patch
  Use kblockd for running request queues

cfq-2.patch
  CFQ scheduler, #2
  CFQ: update to rq-dyn API

cfq-hash-removal-fix.patch
  CFQ: hash removal fix

cfq-list_del-fix.patch
  CFQ: empty the queuelist

per-queue-nr_requests.patch
  per queue nr_requests

blk-invert-watermarks.patch
  blk_congestion_wait threshold cleanup

blk-fair-batches.patch
  blk-fair-batches

blk-as-hint.patch
  blk-as-hint

get_request_wait-oom-fix.patch
  handle OOM in get_request_wait().

blk-fair-batches-2.patch
  blk fair batches #2

unmap-page-debugging-2.patch
  debug patch: unmap unused kernel pages

slab-poisoning-fix.patch
  slab poisoning fix

print-build-options-on-oops.patch
  print a few config options on oops

mmap-prefault.patch
  prefault of executable mmaps

bio-debug-trap.patch
  BIO debugging patch

sound-irq-hack.patch

show_task-free-stack-fix.patch
  show_task() fix and cleanup

put_task_struct-debug.patch

ia32-mknod64.patch
  mknod64 for ia32

ext2-64-bit-special-inodes.patch
  ext2: support for 64-bit device nodes

ext3-64-bit-special-inodes.patch
  ext3: support for 64-bit device nodes

64-bit-dev_t-kdev_t.patch
  64-bit dev_t and kdev_t

oops-dump-preceding-code.patch
  i386 oops output: dump preceding code

lockmeter.patch

ext3-no-bkl.patch
  ext3: move lock_kernel() down into the JBD layer.

journal_get_write_access-speedup.patch
  JBD: journal_get_write_access() speedup

ext3-concurrent-block-inode-allocation.patch
  ext3: concurrent block/inode allocation
  Fix orlov allocator boundary case

ext3-concurrent-block-allocation-hashed.patch
  ext3: scalable counters and locks
  fix ext3 inode allocator race

jbd-010-b_committed_data-race-fix.patch
  JBD: fix race over access to b_committed_data

jbd-020-locking-schema.patch
  JBD: plan JBD locking schema

jbd-030-remove-splice_lock.patch
  JBD: remove jh_splice_lock

jbd-040-journal_add_journal_head-locking.patch
  JBD: fine-grain journal_add_journal_head locking

jbd-045-rename-journal_unlock_journal_head.patch
  JBD: rename journal_unlock_journal_head to journal_put_journal_head

jbd-050-b_frozen_data-locking.patch
  JBD: Finish protection of journal_head.b_frozen_data

jbd-060-b_committed_data-locking.patch
  JBD: implement b_committed_data locking

jbd-070-b_transaction-locking.patch
  JBD: implement b_transaction locking rules

jbd-080-b_next_transaction-locking.patch
  JBD: Implement b_next_transaction locking rules

jbd-090-b_tnext-locking.patch
  JBD: b_tnext locking

jbd-100-remove-journal_datalist_lock.patch
  JBD: remove journal_datalist_lock

jbd-110-t_nr_buffers-locking.patch
  JBD: t_nr_buffers locking

jbd-120-t_updates-locking.patch
  JBD: t_updates locking

jbd-130-t_outstanding_credits-locking.patch
  JBD: implement t_outstanding_credits locking

jbd-140-t_jcb-locking.patch
  JBD: implement t_jcb locking

jbd-150-j_barrier_count-locking.patch
  JBD: implement j_barrier_count locking

jbd-160-j_running_transaction-locking.patch
  JBD: implement j_running_transaction locking

jbd-170-j_committing_transaction-locking.patch
  JBD: implement j_committing_transaction locking

jbd-180-j_checkpoint_transactions.patch
  JBD: implement j_checkpoint_transactions locking

jbd-190-j_head-locking.patch
  JBD: implement journal->j_head locking

jbd-200-j_tail-locking.patch
  JBD: implement journal->j_tail locking

jbd-210-j_free-locking.patch
  JBD: implement journal->j_free locking

jbd-220-j_commit_sequence-locking.patch
  JBD: implement journal->j_commit_sequence locking

jbd-230-j_commit_request-locking.patch
  JBD: implement j_commit_request locking

jbd-240-dual-revoke-tables.patch
  JBD: implement dual revoke tables.

jbd-250-remove-sleep_on.patch
  JBD: remove remaining sleep_on()s

jbd-300-remove-lock_kernel.patch
  JBD: remove lock_kernel()

jbd-400-remove-lock_journal.patch
  JBD: remove lock_journal()

jbd-510-h_credits-fix.patch
  JBD: journal_release_buffer: handle credits fix

jbd-520-journal_unmap_buffer-race.patch
  JBD: journal_unmap_buffer race fix

jbd-530-walk_page_buffers-race-fix.patch
  ext3: ext3_writepage race fix

jbd-540-journal_try_to_free_buffers-race-fix.patch
  JBD: buffer freeing non-race comment

jbd-550-locking-checks.patch
  JBD: add some locking assertions

jbd-570-transaction-state-locking.patch
  JBD: additional transaction shutdown locking

jbd-580-log_start_commit-race-fix.patch
  JBD: fix log_start_commit race

jbd-590-do_get_write_access-speedup.patch
  JBD: do_get_write_access() speedup

ext3-010-fix-journalled-data.patch
  ext3: fix data=journal mode

ext3-035-journal_try_to_free_buffers-race-fix.patch

ext3-040-recursive-ext3_write_inode-check.patch
  ext3: add a dump_stack()

ext3-050-ioctl-transaction-leak.patch
  ext3: fix error-path handle leak

ext3-070-xattr-clone-leak-fix.patch
  Fix leak in ext3_acl_chmod()

ext3-080-remove-block-inode-count-message.patch
  ext3: remove mount-time diagnostic messages

jbd-600-journal_dirty_metadata-speedup.patch
  JBD: journal_dirty_metadata() speedup

jbd-610-journal_dirty_metadata-diags.patch
  JBD: journal_dirty_metadata diagnostics

jbd-620-commit-vs-start-race-fix.patch
  JBD: fix race between journal_commit_transaction and start_this_handle

ext3-090-journalled-writepage-vs-truncate-fix.patch
  ext3: fix data=journal for small blocksize

jbd-630-remove-j_commit_timer_active.patch
  JBD: remove j_commit_timer_active

jbd-650-truncate-ordered-pages.patch
  ext3: explicitly free truncated pages

jbd-660-log_do_checkpoint-fix.patch
  JBD: log_do_checkpoint() locking fixes

jbd-670-log_start_commit-locking-fix.patch
  JBD: fix locking around log_start_commit()

invalidate_mmap_range.patch
  Interface to invalidate regions of mmaps

aio-01-retry.patch
  AIO: Core retry infrastructure

aio-02-lockpage_wq.patch
  AIO: Async page wait

aio-03-fs_read.patch
  AIO: Filesystem aio read

aio-04-buffer_wq.patch
  AIO: Async buffer wait

aio-05-fs_write.patch
  AIO: Filesystem aio write

aio-05-fs_write-fix.patch

aio-06-bread_wq.patch
  AIO: Async block read

aio-06-bread_wq-fix.patch

aio-07-ext2getblk_wq.patch
  AIO: Async get block for ext2

aio-poll.patch
  aio_poll
  aio-poll: don't put extern decls in .c!

O_SYNC-speedup-2.patch
  speed up O_SYNC writes

aio-09-o_sync.patch
  aio O_SYNC

aio-10-BUG-fix.patch
  AIO: fix a BUG

aio-11-workqueue-flush.patch
  AIO: flush workqueues before destroying ioctx'es

vfsmount_lock.patch
  From: Maneesh Soni [off-list ref]
  Subject: [patch 1/2] vfsmount_lock

syncppp-locking-fix.patch
  syncppp locking fix

s390-dirty-bit-cleaning.patch
  dirty bit clearing on s390.

sched-hot-balancing-fix.patch
  fix for CPU scheduler load distribution

char-dev-init-call-fix.patch
  chardev initcall sequence fix



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