Re: Linux v2.6.16-rc5

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Mon Feb 27 2006 - 06:29:37 EST


On Mon, Feb 27 2006, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 09:27:28PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
> > Have I missed anything? Holler. And please keep reminding about any
> > regressions since 2.6.15.
>
> We seem to have a nasty bio slab leak.
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=183017
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182970
>
> Two seperate reports, both using raid1, sata_via and firewire
> Curiously, they're both on x86-64 too.
>
> Will keep an eye open for other reports of this as they come in.
>
> (The kernels they mention in those reports are fairly recent.
> 2.6.15-1.1977_FC5 is ctually based on 2.6.16rc4-git6)

This smells very much like a raid1 bio leak, I thought Neil had
diagnosed and fixed that already though - Neil?

--
Jens Axboe

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