Re: 2.6.25-rc2 + smartd = hang

[Jeff Garzik]

Anders Eriksson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Trying out 2.6.25-rc2 smartd always causes my box to hang. I can switch 
> vt:s and the keyboard seems to work.
>
> Using sysrq-e I noticed a callpath open -> ext3 -> journals -> sync_buffer -> 
> io_scheduel -> generic_unplig_device.
>
> I'd guess the open stems from smartd. Removing smartd from the startup, I'm 
> now using rc2 fine...
>
> I got a nice jpg showing it as well.

The sysrq-e output is probably just standard ext3 journalling unrelated 
to the problem...  what does dmesg say?  lspci?  What's your hardware setup?

	Jeff



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