* Jeff Licquia ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [061021 08:51]: > The specific commit which touches msync.c (found in Linus's tree) is > 204ec841fbea3e5138168edbc3a76d46747cc987. It depends on several of the > other patches by Peter Zijlstra that precede it. The whole group is > reflected in the patch in Fedora's 2.6.18 kernel called > "linux-2.6-mm-tracking-dirty-pages.patch". I have not specifically > tested the patches, but as this is the only patch which touches the > msync code in Fedora's package, it seems to be the likely culprit. > > So, it would seem, Debian has a few options: > > - Apply the Fedora patch to Debian's kernels. > > - Assume that etch will ship with 2.6.19 or later. > > - Write a small patch to undo the 2.6.17 change which caused the > problem, and apply it to Debian's kernels.
Thanks for that detailed report. I assume we need to either apply the Fedora patch, or create another patch by our own - shipping wit 2.6.19 sounds like a non-option to me. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
