Re: Linux 1.3.58 - CODE FREEZE for "Bachelor" -MD--MD--MD--!!

Klaus-Georg Adams (adams@achibm5.chemie.uni-karlsruhe.de)
Tue, 23 Jan 1996 12:37:46 +0100


>>>>> "Drew" == Drew Eckhardt <drew@poohsticks.org> writes:

Drew> In message <gl0OKuBz00019W5JZv@nomis>, shimon@i-connect.net
Drew> writes:
>> Please Linus (Yes Master!), please include md 0.33 in the
>> release. Pretty please.
>>
>> It really works. It is really important and it is really a
>> kernel feature that is very useful.

Drew> With a fast SCSI controller, Bad Things(tm) happen (such as
Drew> unlocked buffers in I/O requests) with the md drivers at
Drew> least as new as md 0.31.

Drew> Has this been fixed?

AFAIK this problem has only been observed with NCR810 SCSI controllers
and it has completely vanished with 53c7,8xx driver rel > 11 :-)
At it least it has here and i didn't here anything about it in a
while.

kga

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