Re: MO drives (2048 byte block vfat fs) in lk 2.4

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Mon Apr 23 2001 - 04:22:25 EST


> The EIP resolved most often to cont_prepare_write() in
> fs/buffer. A disassembly suggests line 1802 in buffer.c
> [2.4.3ac11]. That is around a memset() between
> __block_prepare_write() and __block_commit_write() calls
> within the while loop. Most other addresses were within
> the same while loop. Perhaps someone with expertize
> in this area may like to examine that loop.

I'll take a dig. The fat code pulled out the magic buffer stuff because
it was meant to be going lower down which never happened..

Alan

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