On Thursday, 22 March 2007 08:31, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:23:39 +0100 "Rafael J. Wysocki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > On Thursday, 22 March 2007 05:51, David Chinner wrote: > > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 10:38:33PM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > > > > > > > > I think this is the XFS problem with freezable workqueues. > > > > > > > > Maxim, please try to apply the appended patch and see if it helps. > > > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > Rafael > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > Since freezable workqueues are broken in 2.6.21-rc > > > > (cf. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=116855740612755, > > > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=117261312523921&w=2) > > > > it's better to remove them altogether for 2.6.21 and change the only > > > > user of > > > > them (XFS) accordingly. > > > > > > > > --- > > > > fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c | 4 ++-- > > > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > Index: linux-2.6.21-rc4/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c > > > > =================================================================== > > > > --- linux-2.6.21-rc4.orig/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c > > > > +++ linux-2.6.21-rc4/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c > > > > @@ -1829,11 +1829,11 @@ xfs_buf_init(void) > > > > if (!xfs_buf_zone) > > > > goto out_free_trace_buf; > > > > > > > > - xfslogd_workqueue = create_freezeable_workqueue("xfslogd"); > > > > + xfslogd_workqueue = create_workqueue("xfslogd"); > > > > if (!xfslogd_workqueue) > > > > goto out_free_buf_zone; > > > > > > > > - xfsdatad_workqueue = create_freezeable_workqueue("xfsdatad"); > > > > + xfsdatad_workqueue = create_workqueue("xfsdatad"); > > > > if (!xfsdatad_workqueue) > > > > goto out_destroy_xfslogd_workqueue; > > > > > > > > > > Acked-by: Dave Chinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Rafael, it sounds like this really needs to go into the next -rc > > > kernel. Can you push it to Linus? > > > > I tried, but Andrew resent it to you. :-) > > > > Andrew, could we please merge it? > > Sure. > > It shouldn't be this hard :(
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