unannounced p10.gz fixes lockups

Simon Karpen (skarpen@scan.shodor.org)
Sun, 21 Sep 1997 13:36:04 -0400 (EDT)


in the testing directory on ftp.kernel.org there's a p10.gz
that applies cleanly to pre-2.0.31-9

it fixes the instability and complete lockup that would happen
when running 5-10 copies of bonnie at once. i've been stress
testing it for a couple days and have yet to kill it.

--Simon

Simon Karpen skarpen@shodor.org
Sysadmin, Shodor Education Foundation

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