On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 08:25:04PM -0500, Karl Denninger wrote: > > This patch appears to be "safe". > > I have about 2 hours on the production machine right now post-rebuild (which > had to complete first) with the added "callout_drain" in, have taken two DMA > WRITE retries, and have not yet seen any evidence of destabilization. > > This is good evidence but not proof - before I took out the original line > the FIRST write retry would immediately cause the system to become unstable.
I have forced over a dozen errors (high rate I/O) and still no stability problems. Patch looks good. -- -- Karl Denninger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Internet Consultant & Kids Rights Activist http://www.denninger.net My home on the net - links to everything I do! http://scubaforum.org Your UNCENSORED place to talk about DIVING! http://www.spamcuda.net SPAM FREE mailboxes - FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME! http://genesis3.blogspot.com Musings Of A Sentient Mind _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"