Re: 2.1.97

Keith Owens (kaos@ocs.com.au)
Tue, 21 Apr 1998 12:29:07 +1000


On Mon, 20 Apr 1998 08:06:32 -0500,
Gary White - Network Administrator <linux-kernel@netpathway.com> wrote:
>Can someone else confirm that loopback is broken in 2.1.97. When I try
>to mount and
>iso9660 image, my machine locks cold. Was fine in 2.1.95.

Definitely broken. ll_rw_block goes recursive while holding the
io_request_lock and spins against itself. Needs somebody who
understands the loopback code to fix it :(.

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