"Eloy A. Paris" wrote: > > Hi guys, > > I have seen several messages posted to l-k about people reporting > processes (mozilla most of the time) hanging in the D state in 2.4.3, > but I haven't seen someone posting a possible explanation or solution > to the problem. It's due to problems in the rw_semaphore implementation. These were basically unused for a year, then a couple of weeks ago we started using them, and the problems came to light. > Anyone knows where does the problem lie, or a workaround for the > problem? I hate going through the fsck that happens when umount fails > because processes are in the D state... I put out a patch yesterday which will fix the problem. Discussions are ongoing... - - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
